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Telephone invented
Alexander Graham Bell invents first telephone. He phoned his assistant in the next door room in Boston. He said "Mrs. Watson come here, I want to see you." -
First Manual Switchboard
The first manual switchboard debuts in Boston. -
Long Distance service
First long distance call was made. -
Telephone takes United States
The United States became the world leader in telephone density. 67% of all telephones were in the US -
First Transcontinental Phone Call
Bell phone San Francisco from New York -
First Mobile Phone System
The first mobile phone system was introduced for cars. It weighed 80 lbs. -
Conference Call
Bell Labs begin to work on conference call prototypes. This led to the first transatlantic phone cable which allowed easy global communication. -
Cell Phones
The first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper who was a Motorola engineer. He used a prototype cell phone that weighed 2.5 lbs. However, the commercial cell phones didn't hit the market until -
First Non- Car Mobile Phone
First mobile phone that wasn't in a car appears. -
First Flip Phone
The first flip phone was released at a price that targeted wealthy consumers at $3,000 -
Internet Introduced
The first call using the internet was produced by VocalTec. This was a way for internet users to communicate via voice calling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8K49dD52WA -
First Smartphone
The first Blackberry was released with internet capabilities within a mobile phone system. -
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Communication explodes
Smartphones, videochatting, and conference calling are mainstream. People can instantly communicate across the globe. -
Halogram Smartphone
I believe there will be a phone with hologram capabilities, meaning the use of 3D objects that will appear out of the phone screen.
