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    01. Introduction to Mobile CommunicationToday, mobile communication has become the backbone of society. All the technologies of mobile systems have improved the lifestyle and it is one of the fastest growing means of communication in the world (Goldsmith, 2004). In 1960, Bell Lab introduced the cellular concept, developing the latest concept and best technology of cellular phones becoming more and more popular around the world (Mitra, 2009). According to the report (GSMA, 2014), there were more than one billion individual subscribers at the end of 2003, meaning that less than one in six people subscribed to a mobile service. By the end of 2013, the number of mobile phone subscribers had doubled, there were 6.8 billion mobile phone subscriptions in 2013, or almost 7.1 billion people worldwide. Furthermore (GSMA, 2014), a report states that in 2020, there will be 9.2 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide. With the rapid growth and rapid development of cell phones, communication technology is transforming into a new era of mobile Internet. According to (Raychaudhuri & Mandayam, 2012), mobile Internet represents the “second wave of the wireless revolution that began with the remarkable adoption of cellular phones”. And it exceeded 4 billion users by the end of 2011. In 2001, cellular technology began to introduce "3G" (third generation) services and "4G" (fourth generation) services in 2005, enabling wide range of high-speed mobile connections. (Raychaudhuri and Mandayam, 2012).02. Mobile communication technologyIn 1980, the first analog cellular systems were launched. Since then, every ten years, new generation Developed to introduce new mobile communication technology...... middle of article...... m/ [Accessed May 13, 2014].Goldsmith, , 2004. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.GSMA, 2014. Le Mobile. gsmaintelligence.ITU News Magazine, 2013. DOES ALMOST EVERYONE HAVE A PHONE? [Online] Available at: http://itu4u.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/does-almost-everyone-have-a-phone/ [Accessed May 10, 2014]. Miller, 2008. Mobile phones: 1G 2G 3G 4G. [Online] Available at: http://it.med.miami.edu/x1645.xml [Accessed May 13, 2014]. Mitra, A., 2009. Mobile Communication. November. p.181.Nielsen, 2014. The digital consumer. Nielsen Company. Raychaudhuri, D. and Mandayam, N.B., 2012. Frontiers of Wireless and Mobile Communications., 2012. Proceedings of the IEEE. Ziegler, C., 2011. 2G, 3G, 4G and everything in between: an introduction to wireless Engadget. [Online] Available at: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/17/2g-3g-4g-and-everything-in-between-an-engadget-wireless-prim/ [Accessed May 13 2014].