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wireless telephonary is being tested for the military overseas
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Military soldiers begin to use and carry "radio tranceivers"
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Dr. Martin placed a call to Dr. Joel S. Engel which took 30 minutes and the phone took 20 hours to recharge.
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Mobile phone companies begin to have sattelites orbit the earth to increase telephone network clarity.
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Martin Cooper invents the first mobile phone approved for commercial use.
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Frenchman Frank Piccard calls in after taking Gold in the Super G at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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Phillips introduces an early attempt of a digital "smart phone" that could access internet, email, and faxes.
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Fans in a concert brandish their mobile phones all throughout the crowd