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First Car Phones
Before this radios had been used to talk from one car to the next, but in this year in the United States car phones were introduced. Although the units were big and bulky and required an operator to connect each call, car phones were much improved from the previous car radios -
Single Channel Operating System
This removed the need for operators to connect calls as customers could dial directly from one car the the next. -
Zone in MHz Allocated Specifically for Cell Phones
The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) finally acknowledges the potential of the cellular phone industry. -
AT&T Proposes a Modern-Day Cellular Phone System
AT&T divises a way to divide cities into cells in order to allow for cellular phone use. AT&T then approaches the Federal Comminucation Committee to share their discovery, but the FCC is not optimistic about the idea of future cell phone use.
CULTURAL LAG THEORY PROCESS NUMBER ONE: INVENTION -
First Call on a Handheld Mobile Phone
This call was made on a Motorolla phone, as this company is widely regarded as the inventor of the first mobile phone used in a non-vehicle setting. The portable handset was quite heavy.
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Federal Communications Commity Finally Encourages The Cellular Idea
After many years of resistance, the FCC finally encourages cell phone companies to move forward with their ideas.
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First Commercial Cellular Network
NTT was the name of this company and it was launched in Japan.
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Bell Labs Invents "Call Handout"
This feature allowed people talking on a mobile phone to pass through several different "cells"and still maintain the same different conversation. -
2G Technology Is Introduced
The 2G phone systems was the first phone system characterized by a digital phone circuit -
First Digital Cell Phone Call
This call occured in the United States -
Invention of First Cell Phone With PDA Features
In addition to a phone, this device featured a caluclator, a pager and an adress book, but it weighed 20 ounces and cost 900$ to buy -
Introduction of Commercial Text Messaging
This was implemented by Nokia in China and Japan -
First Bluetooth Technology
These devices were developed to facilitate the rapid transfer of voice and data through a wire -
Introduction of the Blackberry
Developed by the Canadian company, RIM this device delievers information over a wireless data network. The Blackberry suports emails, mobile telephone, text messaging, and web browsing. -
3G Network is Introduced
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BellSouth Leaves Payphone Business
This company, the largest provider of landline phones in the United States notes that they are leaving the payphone business because there is too much competition from cellphones -
Cameras in Cell Phones
Sanyo was the first company to introduce a built in camera into a cellphone -
Music is Introduced into the Cell Phone
Motorolla was the first company that allowed its mobile users to transfer songs purchased from iTunes into their mobile phone