Mobile Phones. By chloepearce Jul 8, 1908 Pioneers of radio telephony The first mobile phone was a radio phone. Jan 1, 1910 1910 S.H. Couch & Co. Inter-Phone This type of upright desk set was used for inter office communications. The S.H. Couch Company made both desk and wall sets. This inter-phone was found at a yard sale in Manhatten Beach, California. Period: Jul 8, 1910 to Jul 8, 2010 Phones.