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1896
Guglielmo Marconi develops the first wireless telegraph system -
First commercial radiotelephone service operated between Britain and the US
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1947
Engineers at Bell Labs develop the concept of cellular technology. -
The transistor is invented by scientists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley.The transistor replaces vacuum tubes, serving as the foundation for the development of modern electronics and makes possible the marriage of computers and communications.
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The first communication satellite, Telstar, is launched into orbit.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – US (DARPA) selects BBN to develop the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), precursor of the modern Internet
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Motorola introduces the DynaTAC mobile telephone unit, the first truly “mobile” radiotelephone. The phone, dubbed the “brick,” had one hour of talk time and eight hours of standby.
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In 1998, the original group of Promoter companies—Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba and IBM—came together to form the Bluetooth Special Interest Group,
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Wi-Fi Alliance® founded by six companies: 3Com, Aironet, Intersil, Lucent Technologies, Nokia and Symbol Technologies.
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The introduction of the IEEE standard 802.11b protocol. This offered a 5 Mbit/s transfer speed and an effective range of 150-300 ft
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iPhone launches, spurring dramatic handset innovation.
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In June, President Barack Obama signs a memorandum committing to freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum for the wireless industry.
