History of Mobile Phone

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  • First Mobile Phone Call

    First Mobile Phone Call

    Martin Cooper (Motorola engineer) made the first public call on a handheld mobile phone in New York City.
  • First Commercial Mobile Phone

    First Commercial Mobile Phone

    Motorola DynaTAC 8000X released in the U.S.
    Cost around $4000, battery laste 30 minutes.
  • 2G Network Launched

    2G Network Launched

    First GSM (2G) call made in Finland by Radiolinja.
    Allowed SMS (text messaging).
  • First SMS Sent

    First SMS Sent

    Neil Papworth sent "Merry Christmas" to Vodafone director Richard Jarvis in the UK.
  • First Commercial Mobile Internet

    First Commercial Mobile Internet

    NTT DoCoMo in Japan launched i-mode, the first mobile internet service.
  • 3G Network Launched

    3G Network Launched

    Japan (NTT DoCoMo) introduced the first 3G service.
  • First iPhone Released

    First iPhone Released

    Apple launched the iPhone in the U.S.
    Changed mobile phones forever with touchscreen.
  • First 4G Network

    First 4G Network

    Stockholm (Sweden) and Oslo (Norway) launched first commercial 4G/LTE networks.
  • First 5G Network

    First 5G Network

    South Korea launched the world's first nationwide 5G network.