ɡlˈoʊbəl sˈɪstəm fɔːɹ mˈoʊbəl kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz dʒˌiːˌɛsˈɛm, ɚɹˈaʊnd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt mˈɑːɹkɪt ʃˈɛɹ ænd ɪz nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈɛn fˈɪftiːn pɚsˈɛnt mˈɑːɹkɪt ʃˈɛɹ wɜː ðə tˈuː mˈoʊst pɹˈɛvələnt tˈuː dʒˈiː mˈoʊbəl kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən tɛknˈɑːlədʒiz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM, around 80–85% market share) and IS-95 (around 10–15% market share) were the two most prevalent 2G mobile communication technologies in 2007.