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Fessenden demonstrates a wireless radio telephone
Cellphones were invented in the early 1920s. The first official cell phone was used by the Swedish police in 1946. Motorola was the first company to introduce the first portable cell phone. Cell phones became popular and received demand from public during the 1983 to 1989 period. The innovations in communication technology and other networks include the ability of cell phones to handle calls from one area to another area. -
First US patent of a wireless phone
U.S. Patent Number 887357 for a wireless telephone, issued 1908 to Nathan B. Stubblefield of Murray, Kentucky. He applied this to "cave radio" phones and not directly to cellular telephony as we know it today. (First US Patent for a Wireless Phone) -
Zero Generation (0G) of mobile telephones
In 1945, the zero generation (0G) of mobile telephones was introduced. 0G mobile telephones, such as Mobile Telephone Service, were not officially categorized as mobile phones, since they did not support the automatic change of channel frequency during calls, which allows the user to move from one cell (the base station coverage area) to another cell, a feature called "handover" -
Cells For Mobile Phones
The introduction of cells for mobile phone base stations, invented in 1947 by Bell Labs engineers at AT&T, was further developed by Bell Labs during the 1960s. (Cells for mobile phones) -
telephone
Cellphones have a long and varied history going back to Reginald Fessenden's invention and shore-to-ship demonstration of radio telephony, through the Second World War with military use of radio telephone links and civil services in the 1950s, while hand-held cellular radio devices have been available since 1983. Due to their low establishment costs and rapid deployment, mobile phone networks have since spread rapidly throughout the world, outstripping the growth of fixed telephony -
First Call on Handheld
Motorola is widely considered to be the inventor of the first practical mobile phone for handheld use in a non-vehicle setting. Using a modem, if somewhat heavy portable handset, Motorola manager Martin Cooper made the first call on a handheld mobile phone on April 3, 19 (First call on Handheld Mobile phone) -
first generation
The first generation of cell phones was launched in 1979. The first generation is sometimes referred as zero generation, the use of multiple cell sites and the ability to transfer calls. The initial launch network covered Tokyo with a cellular network of 23 base stations, servicing 20 million people. Within five years, the NTT network had been expanded to cover the whole population of Japan and became the first nation-wide 1G network. -
Nokia’s First Mobile Phone
Nokia Moiré Senator (1982)It may look more like a boom box than a portable phone, but this boxy, bulky device was actually Nokia's first mobile (if you can call it that) phone. Introduced in 1982, the Nokia Moiré Senator was designed for use in cars. After all, you wouldn't want to use this phone while walking: It weighed about 21 pounds (Nokia's First Mobile Phone) -
second generation
In the 1990s, the second generation (2G) cell phone systems emerged, using the GSM standard. 2g was different from 1g by using digital instead of analog transmission. 2G cell phones were also used to switch the transmissions in the digital circuit which made it easier to make calls. 2G cell phones had a faster network. This decreased the chances of calls being dropped and improved call quality. -
1st text
Text messaging, also known as Short Message Service (SMS), began in the late 1980’s by a group of Europeans who were trying to improve systems for the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), but was used by a civilian in 1993 by an engineering student totally by accident. (Introduction of Text Messaging) -
pre iphone
A cell phone with added PDA functions isn't news today. But in 1993, it was a novel idea. The Simon Personal Communicator, jointly marketed by IBM and BellSouth, was the first mobile phone to add PDA features. It was a phone, pager, calculator, address book, fax machine, and e-mail device in one package, albeit a 20-ounce package that cost $900. -
1996 Cell Phone Fashion
Before Motorola StarTAC was introduced in 1996, cell phones were more about function than fashion. But this tiny, lightweight phone ushered in the concept that style was just as important, ultimately paving the way for today's sleek-looking phones like the Motorola Razr. This 3.1-ounce clamshell-style phone, which could easily be clipped to a belt, was the smallest and lightest of its time. In fact, it was smaller and lighter than many of today's teeny-tiny cell phones. (The Introduction of Cell -
Web Integration
Dotcoms Ran on These: Nokia 6160 (1998) or Nokia 8260 (2000) In the late 1990s, Nokia's candy bar-style cell phones were all the rage. Sporting a monochrome display, an external antenna, and a boxy, 5.2-inch tall frame, the Nokia 6160 was the company's best-selling handset of the 1990s. The somewhat sleeker Nokia 8260, introduced in 2000, added a colorful case and lost some of the 6160's bulk: it stood only about 4 inches tall and weighed 3.4 ounces, compared with almost 6 ounces for the 6160. ( -
bluetooth
The BlackBerry is a wireless handheld device introduced in 1999 which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information services -
third generation
By 2009, it had become clear that, at some point, 3G networks would be overwhelmed by the growth of bandwidth-intensive applications so 4g was created. 4g was first offered in the U.S by sprint. One of the main ways in which 4G differs technologically from 3G is in its elimination of circuit switching, instead employing an all-IP network. Thus, 4G ushered in a treatment of voice calls just like any other type of streaming audio media. -
Smartphone
Early Smart Phone: Kyocera QCP6035 (2000) If you're one of the many fans of the Palm OS-based Treo phone, you might want to thank Kyocera.