2G

English

Adjective

2G

1. (mobile telephony, retronym) Referring to standards before 2.5G. Includes GSM, DMA, TDMA, iDEN, and PDC.
   • 2025 October 1, Paul Clifton, “Reaching out for superfast WiFi”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 50:

     The entire rail network has long operated its own masts, used for communicating with drivers. But they are largely GSM. That's 2G to us -yesterday's tech.

Hyponyms

• cdmaOne
• D-AMPS
• GSM
• iDEN
• IS-136
• IS-95
• JDC
• PDC

Related terms

• 0G
• 1G
• 2.5G
• 2.75G
• 3G
• 3G+
• 4G
• 5G

Anagrams

• G-2, G2

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡svaɪ̯ˈɡeː/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Phrase

2G

1. geimpft oder genesen (“vaccinated or recovered”)

   Coordinate term: 3G

   • 2022 August 3, “Nachrichten zur Coronakrise: Maskenpflicht bald wieder möglich”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:

     Allgemeine Maskenpflichten beim Einkauf oder für Veranstaltungen und Zutrittsregeln wie 2G und 3G fielen weg.

     General mask mandates in shops and for events as well as entry restrictions like 2G [entry for vaccinated and recovered persons only] and 3G [vaccinated, tested (getestet) and recovered] ceased to apply.