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First Cell Phone Invented
The first cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper, in 1973 and it was 9 x 5 x 1.75 inches -
First Call on the cell phone
Martin Cooper used his invention to make the first cell phone. -
AT&T gets own cell phone idea
after a while AT&T got their own cell phone idea -
Chicago cell phone experiment
Experimental cellular systems launched in Chicago and the Washington, D.C./Baltimore region.- -
first "true" mobile radiophone
- Motorola introduced 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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1st Commercial cellular system
The first commercial cellular system begins operating in Chicago. -
C.T.I.A. was founded
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association was founded. -
100th cell turned on
The 100th cellular system is turned on in New Bedford, Massachusetts. -
1st Text messag was sent
World’s first commercial text message sent by employees of Logica CMG.