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Samuel Morse Invents the Telegraph (1.10, 2.2, 3.5)
Any history of cell phones starts with Samuel Morse. He conceived of an electromagnetic telegraph in 1832 and constructed an experimental version in 1835. Then, on October 18, 1842, Morse laid wires between Governor's Island and Castle Garden, New York, a distance of about a mile. Part of that circuit was under water because Morse wanted to show that an underwater cable could transmit signals as well as a copper wire suspended on poles. -
Michael Faraday (1.10, 2.2, 3.5)
In 1843, a skilled analytical chemist by the name of Michael Faraday began exhaustive research into whether space could indeed conduct electricity, using the principles already established by telegraphy. -
Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field (1.10, 2.2, 3.5)
In 1864, James Clerk Maxwell released his paper "Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field" which concluded that light, electricity, and magnetism, were all related. All of these worked hand in hand, and all electromagnetic phenomena traveled in waves. -
Bell Laborotories (1.10, 2.1, 3.5)
Bell Laboratories, introduced the idea of cellular communications in 1947. But Motorola and Bell Labs in the sixties and early seventies were in a race to incorporate the technology into portable devices. The concept of the cellular phone was developed in 1947 which originated from the mobile car phone. -
First Cell Phone Call (1.10,1.11,2.1,3.1,3.5)
On April 3, 1973, at a public demonstration and using a heavy 30-ounce phone, Martin Cooper placed the first cell phone call to his rival at AT&T Bell Labs from the streets of New York City. The stakeholders here were AT&T Bell Labs and Martin Cooper. -
Cell Phones go Public (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.4, 3.1, 3.5)
Public cell phone testing began. The city of Chicago was where the first trials began with 2000 customers, and eventually other cell phone trials appeared in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore area. Japan began testing cellular phone service in 1979. Testing concluded that cell phones posed no health threats to their users, the stakeholders. -
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first cell phone released to the masses through AT&T Bell Labs. The device was quite larger, making it less portable. The device had several flaws, but was generally reliable. The phone worked on a network of interconnected cells. -
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STAKEHOLDERS
The stakeholders herein are the companies that maufacture the above devices since they are responsible for the reliabilty and integrity of the device. Other stakehoders include the consumers whom operate these devices. -
The Cellular Technology Industry Association
This year changed many of the technologies that had become typical in the past. The Cellular Technology Industry Association (CTIA) was developed to lay down practical goals for cellular phone providers. This included research for new applications for cell phone development. A new standard was placed with the creation of the TDMA Interim Standard 54, in 1991 by the Telecommunications Industry Association. -
Motorola MicroTAC 9800X (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first truly portable phone. Up until its release, most cellular phones were installed as car phones due to the inability to fit them into a jacket pocket. -
Motorola International 3200 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first digital hand-size mobile telephone. -
Nokia 1011 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This was the first mass-produced GSM phone. It was produced until 1994. -
BellSouth/IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The IBM Simon was the first PDA/Phone combo. -
Motorola StarTAC (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first clamshell cellular phone. Also one of the first display screens featured on a cell. -
Nokia 8810 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
Alternately called the “banana phone”, this phone was popularized in the first Matrix movie. -
Nokia 9000 Communicator (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first smartphone series, driven by an Intel 386 CPU. -
Nokia 9110i (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This iteration of Nokia’s Communicator series significantly reduced the weight of this precursor to the smartphone. -
Nokia 5110 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This cell phone was the most popular consumer model at the time of its release and for some time afterwards. -
Nokia 8210 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This phone was loved for its customizable design, but hated for its screen fade. -
Nokia 7110 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first mobile phone with a WAP browser. -
Nokia 5210 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This phone was known for its durability and splash-proof interchangeable casing. -
Benefon Esc! (1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This was the first instance of a GPS being integrated into a mobile phone, and was sold mostly in Europe. -
Samsung SPH-M100 Uproar (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5, 3.6)
The Uproar was the first cell phone to have MP3 music capabilities. -
Nokia 3210 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The internal antenna and predictive T9 text messaging sold approximately 160 million of these phones. -
Ericsson R380 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The R380 featured a black and white touchscreen, partially covered by a flip. -
Nokia 3310 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This popular phone sold 126 million models, and was particularly popular in Europe. -
Nokia 5510 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This phone featured a full QWERTY keyboard. It could also store up to 64mb of music. -
Ericsson T66-68 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This was Ericsson’s first handset with a color screen. -
Siemens S45 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
Siemens’s first ever GPRS mobile phone with 360kb of internal memory – high at the time. -
Nokia 3510 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first Nokia phone to bring GPRS internet services to the mass market. The 3510i, pictured here, was a more advanced version with a colour screen. -
Nokia 7650 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This was the first Nokia set to feature a built-in camera and was featured in the movie Minority Report. -
Sony Ericsson P800 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This smartphone featured a touchscreen and up to 128mb of memory. -
Sanyo SCP-5300 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first camera phone. Despite the low quality images it produced, it was the first. -
PalmOne Treo 600 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
One of the “it” gadgets from 2003-2004 until BlackBerries overtook them in popularity. Three or four days between charges and a successful merger of phone, PDA, and camera made this the business tool of choice. -
BlackBerry Quark 6210 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
Research In Motion’s first integrated phone/PDA. -
Nokia 7600 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
One of the first 3G smartphones by Nokia, still one of the lightest and smallest. -
Nokia 1100 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This extremely popular design has sold over 200 million since its introduction in 2003. This phone is rumoured to have sold for up to $32,000 in online criminal communities due to its ability to intercept one-time banking passwords. -
Motorola Razor V3 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
When this was introduced it set the standard for sleek design in the industry. -
Nokia 6630 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first cell phone to allow for global roaming. -
HTC Universal (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This was the first 3G Pocket PC phone at HTC and the first to come with Windows Mobile. -
Motorola Q (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The “BlackBerry Killer” from Motorola. -
BlackBerry Pearl (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The first design-conscious entry from RIM, the Pearl is still being offered on the market today. -
O2 XDA Flame (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The XDA Flame is the first dual processor PDA-phone in the 02 line. -
iPhone (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The original iPhone established design precedents like screen size and button placement that have persisted through all models. -
LG Voyager Family (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
This design was touted as LG’s take on the iPhone. -
HTC Enters Market with HTCTouch (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
HTC’s answer to the iPhone with its own multi-touch interface and a high screen resolution. -
LG Viewty (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
A phone firmly focused on visuals. DivX Certified playback and 5 megapixel digital camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics are just a couple of the features of this simply designed phone. -
iPhone 3G (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The iPhone 3G was made even more desirable by all the apps that could be purchased for it in the AppStore when it was released in July of 2008. -
T-Mobile G1 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The G1 phone was the first phone to be released with the Android operating system designed by Google. Also known as the HTC Dream. One million devices have sold as of April 2009. -
Blackberry Storm and Tour Product Family (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
Designed to be a direct competitor to the iPhone 3G and other 3G smartphones; RIM’s first device to do away with the QWERTY keyboard and incorporate a touchscreen. -
3G Netwroks Emerge
International Mobile Telecommunications, better known as 3G or 3rd Generation, is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunications services fulfilling specifications by the International Telecommunication Union. Application services include wide-area wireless voice telephone, mobile Internet access, video calls and mobile TV, all in a mobile environment. Compared to the older 2G and 2.5G standards, a 3G system must allow simultaneous use of speech and data services. -
Android Has a Major Impact on the Cellular Industry
Most new phones today come preloaded with some institution of Google's Android operationg system. These systems are noted for their processing power and sophisiticated operating system. -
iPhone 4 (1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.5)
The iPhone 4 is a slate smartphone developed by Apple. It is the fourth generation of iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling, consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail access.
