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The second generation (2G) of wireless cellular tech provided improvements to voice calling and introduced text messaging via SMS (and later media messaging via MMS).
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The first generation (1G) of wireless cellular technology allowed for mobile voice calls, but nothing more. Wireless communications have existed for over a century, but it wasn’t until the late 1970s and early 1980s that it was commercially deployed for consumer cell phones.
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