Timeline: Cell Phone Era

Period: Jun 17, 1940 to May 16, 2013

history of the mobile phone

Jun 17, 1946

the first mobile telephone calls were made fromm cars in 1946

Oct 2, 1946

Illinois Bell Telephone Company car telephone service

The MTA phones were composed of vacuum tubes and relays, and relays, and weighed over 80 pounds. There were only 3 channels for all the users in the metropolitan area at the begining of this service, and then it increased to 32 channels across 3 bands

May 16, 1956

First Automatic Car Phone

The worlds first partly automatic car phone system was introduced in sweden

Apr 3, 1973

First succesful call on a handheld mobile phone

the first call on a handheld mobile phone was made
the invention sold for $3995 and weighed 2 pounds

Jun 16, 1979

Worlds first commercial automated celluar network

Worlds first commercial automated celluar network was launched in japan

Mar 6, 1983

First US 1G network

the DynaTAc mobile phone launched on the first US 1G network by Ameritech

May 17, 1991

second generation celluar technology

the second generation cellular technolgy was launched in Finland by Radiolinja on the GSM

May 17, 2000

Nokia 3310

it is a dual band GSM phone devoloped by Copenhagen Nokia.
The phone recieved arguably the biggest cult statu and is almost indestructable

May 17, 2001

The Third Generation

The third generation was launched in Japan by NTT DoCoMo on the 3G networks

Jul 17, 2003

Motorola Razr

Because of its striking appearance and thin profile, it was initially marketed as an exceslive fashion phone

May 17, 2008

first Genoration iPhone

The first generation iPhone by Apple set the standard for smartphones

May 17, 2009

3G networks will become overwhelmed

it has became clear the 3G networks will become overwhelmed by the growth of intensive applicationslike streaminig media, so the industry has began to be looking at the 4th generation technolgy