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First Wireless Telegraph System
1896
Guglielmo Marconi develops the first wireless telegraph system -
Commercial Radio-Telephone Operations
First commercial radiotelephone service operated between Britain and the US -
Development of Cellular Technology
1947
Engineers at Bell Labs develop the concept of cellular technology. -
Transistor Is Invented
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. -
First Commincation Satellite
The first communication satellite, Telstar, is launched into orbit. -
ARPANET
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – US (DARPA) selects BBN to develop the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), precursor of the modern Internet -
Intro of DynaTAC
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. -
The Start of Bluetooth,
In 1998, the original group of Promoter companies—Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba and IBM—came together to form the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, -
The Wifi Aillance
Wi-Fi Alliance® founded by six companies: 3Com, Aironet, Intersil, Lucent Technologies, Nokia and Symbol Technologies. -
The Begining Of Wi-Fi
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 -
Iphone Launches
iPhone launches, spurring dramatic handset innovation. -
The Wireless Indusrty, Acknowleged
In June, President Barack Obama signs a memorandum committing to freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum for the wireless industry.
