5G is the 5th generation mobile network. It is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks.

4G is the fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology, succeeding 3G. 4G works much in the same way as 3G, but simply faster.

3G stands for third generation network, it is the third generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology which uses a network of phone towers to pass signals.

2G network is a 2nd Generation system for mobile communications. 2G systems provided voice and a limited data capacity of 9.6 to 14.4 Kbps.