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The History of Cell Phones

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  • Zero Generation of Mobile Phones

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    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".

  • Cell Phones for Mobiles

    <a href='' >http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/History-of-Mobile-Phones--Cell-Phones- </a>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 1960’s.

  • First call on Hanheld Mobile

    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.

  • First Digital Cell Phone Call

    The first digital cellular phone call was made in the United States.

  • Introduction of Text Messaging

    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.

  • First Commercial Text Messaging

    The first commercial usage of text mesaging was implemented by Nokia in China and Japan.

  • Introduction of Bluetooth Technology

    Its intended basic purpose was to be a wire replacement technology in order to rapidly transfer voice and data.

  • Introduction of the Blackberry

    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. Developed by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), it delivers information over the wireless data networks of mobile phone service companies. BlackBerry first made headway in the marketplace by concentrating on e-mail. RIM currently offers BlackBerry e-mail service to non-BlackBerry devices, s

  • Introduction of Smart Phone

    Early Smart Phone: Kyocera QCP6035
    The company's QCP6035 smart phone, which hit the retail market in early 2001 and cost between $400 and $500 (depending on the carrier), was the first Palm-based phone to be widely available to users. It included a measly 8MB of memory, and sported a bland monochrome display, but it paved the way for future products.

  • Introduction of the IT Phone

    While its voice capabilities were only mediocre, this was one of the first devices to offer truly functional mobile Web browsing, e-mail access, and instant messaging. Plus, it pioneered that nifty swiveling design.