Evolution of the mobile phone history and timeline tigermobiles. The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the public switched telephone network. Pdf nokia is a finnish company largely known for its telecommunication technologies. Mobile phones have become one of the most essential items in our daytoday lives, the centre of our universe. Mobile device investigations program mdip b7e b6 presenters name june 17, 2003 course objective. Its no longer just a phone but a messaging device, a web browser, a camera, a. In many ways, more so than any other form of telecommunications technology. Aug 27, 2015 most people dont know anything about the history of the phones we have today but it can be useful to know something about it. Using mobile phones for survey research a comparison with fixed phones paula vicente, elizabeth reis and maria santos isctelisbon university institute the increase in mobile phone penetration is stimulating a trend towards the use of mobile phones to supplement or. Third generation cell phones the phones we used nowadays are the third generation phones. Two years later the first mobile phone call on uk soil was made, the then vodafone chairman sir ernest harrison, the lucky recipient. Sep 09, 2014 on tuesday, apple unveiled its longawaited newest mobile products. Through the 19th century the company expanded, branching into several different products. Mobile phone simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Although primitive mobile tele phones existed before the war, these were specially converted two way radios used by government or industry, with calls patched manually into the land line telephone network. Jan 22, 2015 the cell phones of today are also replacing our other gadgets, such as cameras and video cameras. Yet the cellular revolution is less than 20 years old, and the entire history of mobile radio is barely 100 years old. In this article, we take a brief look at that 100year history, in part to derive those elusive lessons that historians are fond of, but mostly just for fun. Now, more people are using smartphones than the old kind of mobile phone, which are called feature phones. In 1900 reginald fessenden invented early broadcasting. Early history of mobile telephony that problem was solved with the first functioning cell system and first real cell phone call in 1973. The 1960s saw the introduction of the touchtone phone in both desk and wall versions. Today, many of us couldnt imagine our lives without mobile phones. In some cases they simply painted the old phones new colors. The person responsible for inventing the cell phone is doctor martin cooper. A brief history of mobile phones and their evolution over the. The first mobile phone invented for practical use was by a motorola employee called martin cooper who is widely considered to be a key player in the history of mobile phones.
This article describes the modern telephones components and. While the transmission of speech by radio has a long history, the first devices that were wireless, mobile, and also capable of connecting to the standard telephone network are much more recent. Mobile phones in cambodia 2014 the asia foundation. Do you remember when you bought your first mobile phone. May 03, 2016 the history of mobile phones the first research regarding mobile phones was conducted by bell laboratories, a historic scientific development company, created in the late 19th century by alexander graham bell. Better batteries were developed to support newer phones. A brief history of wireless technology federal law enforcement training center technical operations division.
It had email, web browsing, fax, word processing and spreadsheet capabilities, writes richard baguley. The history of the mobile phone the washington post. The mobile phone was launched in the uk in 1985 and now, there are statistically more mobile phones in the country than people. In the 1970s, modular connections allowed phones to be plugged into a jack. As we are closing out 20, here at samsung tomorrow, we wanted to look back on this history with you. The history of mobile phones printable worksheet 5th8th. A brief history of the mobile phone early on, experts predicted about a million americans would have cell phones by the turn of century. Oct 23, 2014 the communicator of 1996 was the first allinone phone of nokias kind. History of the mobile phone from gsm to augmented reality duration. Batotgon 2008 huree ict universitythe history ofmobile phone 2.
The early history of the telephone became and still remains a confusing morass of claims and counterclaims, which were not clarified by the huge mass of lawsuits to resolve the patent claims of many individuals and commercial competitors. A mobile phone is an electronic device used for mobile telecommunications over a cellular network of specialized base stations known as cell sites. Aug 05, 2018 mobile phones have become one of the most essential items in our daytoday lives, the centre of our universe. Whether it be for work, or for keeping in touch with family in friends, many of us admit to being lost without our mobiles, which often replace everything from our birthday calendars to our personalorganisers.
Pdf we present an overview on the history of tracking for mobile phone augmented reality. The iphone started the multifunction fad by combining an mp3 player, wireless internet communicator and a mobile phone in one. As you know, that is a good chunk of history for the mobile phone industry. A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone or hand phone, sometimes shortened to. Cell phones have become so cheap to own that they have mostly replaced pay phones and phone booths except for urban areas with many people. However, their system was sought to be installed in cars, as the equipments weight. Mobile phone usage 2 three quarters of mobile phone users in northern ireland have experienced problems with reception making calls in different locations although regularly visited outdoor places are cited as the most important location to be able to make a mobile call, rural outdoor locations are where. The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to. Ten years later, motorola released the phone to the public. Google was not far behind and released the first android phone in 2008.
Cellphone technology wireless phones which receive their signals from towers. A brief history of mobile communications winlab rutgers. Mar 23, 2011 third generation cell phones the phones we used nowadays are the third generation phones. History of mobile phones what was the first mobile phone. From 1973 to 2008 a list of all the major phone releases over the years, from the first ever mobile phone to the iphone 3g. Public mobile telephone history begins in the 1940s after world war ii. The camera phone made its debut in 2000 with sony ericsson, the first blackberry was launched in 2002 and in 2007 the iphone came out. The impact of smartphones and mobile devices on human. Witness the history of how phones evolved over the past 100 years, and then see the future of how phones will become by 2030. They come in all shapes and sizes, with multiple features designed to satisfy our daily needs for communication and socialization, as well as a. They didnt want to expose the secrets of their handsets, so they developed the phone software inhouse. The very first mobile phones were not really mobile phones at all. Long and thin, the 6310i was nokias first bluetooth phone and by this time javabased games, voice commands, 2. The phone, which weighed about six pounds, was developed by martin cooper of motorola bell labs and motorola were the main competitors in the us.
Now that the traditional telephone had developed quite a bit, the idea of mobile phones came up ie the phones which were mobile or which could be carried around. Evolution of the mobile phone history and timeline. A cell is typically the area several miles around a tower in which a signal can be received. Cellular phones from the early 1990s are considered second generation 2g and they were able to work on mobile phone systems such as gsm, is6 tdma, and is95 cdma. Mobile phone usage 3 section 2 2 about the research 2. History of mobile cell phones the first phone to present. Whether it be for work, or for keeping in touch with family in friends, many of us admit to being lost without our mobiles, which often replace everything from. It has become the most widely used telecommunications device in the world, and billions of telephones are in use. However, in the second quarter of the 2012 financial year, in north america, nokia sold 600,000 symbian and windows phones combined.
The earliest mobile telephone systems were manual, in that calls in both directions were placed through a mobile operator a process still common on marine. Mobile phones are one of the great revolutionary devices of the recent past. May 29, 20 the history of mobile phones starts on the 3 rd of april 1973, a senior engineer working for motorola called martin cooper used a mobile phone to call a potential competitor in the mobile phone market. The history of mobile phone design 1946 wireless telephones the first wireless telephone calls were made from cars and trucks. A brief history of mobile telephony the computer laboratory. Sometime during the last decade, the cell phone became ordinary. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In the late 20th century, the company took advantage of the increasing popularity of computer and mobile phones.
Then you need to arm yourself with our brief history of the cellphone. The 1011, released in 1992, was nokias first gsm digital phone. A lot of mobile phones models were made, but the first one which came in. Witness the history of how phones evolved over the past 100 years, and. History of mobile cell phones the first cell phone to. This company introduced the idea of cellular communications in 1947. Samsung electronics has been making mobile phones since the 80s. All were replaced by the automatic nmt, nordic mobile telephone. Watch the incredible 70year evolution of the cell phone. The bell and edison patents, however, were commercially decisive, because they dominated telephone. History of mobile applications university of kentucky.
Cell phone technology wireless phones which receive their signals from towers. They come in all shapes and sizes, with multiple features designed to satisfy our daily needs for communication and socialization, as well as a multitude of others. When cameras were first introduced on phones, the images were low quality and the feature was considered to just be an extra. The response to the development and growth of mobile phones in africa has introduced new ideas in education, business, health, and banking needs of a country. A brief history on some of the most innovative camera centric. Pdf the use of mobile phones among undergraduate studentsa. Aarp mobile apps for iphone and android aarp news app. In the 21st century, a new type of mobile phone, called smartphones, have become popular.
The history of mobile phone tikitoki timeline software. History of mobile telephony university of kentucky. While the transmission of voices over the airwaves has a long and fruitful history, mobile phones as we know them have only been around since the 1970s. Apr 08, 2012 a brief history of the mobile phone early on, experts predicted about a million americans would have cell phones by the turn of century.
He invented the technology for the cell phone when he was the director of research and development at motorola 3. A cell phone offers full duplex communication and transfer the link when the user moves from one cell to another. Three years later the bell sys tem began providing a manual radiotelephone ser vice at 450 mhz, a new frequency band assigned to relieve overcrowding on. Mobile device investigations program mdip a brief history.
There is no question that the mobile phone has had a tremendous and lasting impact on our lives. At the time nokia was the leading cell phone company in the world. Dec 10, 20 samsung electronics has been making mobile phones since the 80s. The first such devices were barely portable compared to todays compact hand. The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the public switched telephone network while the transmission of speech by radio has a long history, the first devices that were wireless, mobile, and also capable of connecting to the standard telephone network are much more recent. In 1973, martin cooper made history when he demonstrated a prototype of the first cell phone on the streets of new york. History of mobile cell phones the first cell phone to present time cell phones were originally created so people could take while they drove. Many new york city fireboats and tugboats had such radiotelephones. The worlds first mobile phone call was made on april 3, 1973, when martin cooper, a senior engineer at motorola, called a rival telecommunications company and informed them he was speaking via a mobile phone. Oct 01, 2016 a brief history of mobile phones and their evolution over the years oct 1, 2016 boban docevski today, many of us couldnt imagine our lives without mobile phones. We now take for granted that we can call anyone, anytime and anywhere, and have moved on to ask whether such a call would be safe while driving, or socially acceptable in public places. With the emergence of powerful devices that seamlessly blend telephone and computer, individuals no longer use their mobile phones strictly for phone. Evolution of mobile handsets and the impact of smartphones.
Telephone, an instrument designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. Aug 24, 2012 witness the history of how phones evolved over the past 100 years, and then see the future of how phones will become by 2030. Viewing pdfs on a mobile device smart phone mobile. The device on which i do my initial mobile testing is an android smart phone. A brief history of mobile phones and their evolution over. Handset development trend is also changing with the smartphone.
The invention of the cell phone was taking on a life of its own and being embraced by society. To celebrate 30 years since the first handheld mobile phone was released commercially, the. Nine classic mobile phones that could net you a fortune. Mobile phones have transformed dramatically to become information and communication hubs fundamental to modern life. The history of mobile phones starts on the 3 rd of april 1973, a senior engineer working for motorola called martin cooper used a mobile phone to call a potential competitor in the mobile phone market. Solutions to mitigate impact of cell phones and mobile devices on human health and life. On tuesday, apple unveiled its longawaited newest mobile products. Finlands arp, launched in 1971, was also manual as was the swedish mtd.
A brief history on some of the most innovative camera centric phones duration. Though wireless devices that were used to tap into telephone networks were already around in 1946, it was only in 1973 that a portable cellular phone was officially made. Nokia is a finnish multinational corporation founded on the 12 may 1865 as a single paper mill operation. The more streamlined device had a talk time of 90 minutes, according to the register, and could hold 99 phone numbers. Digital mobile phone networks were in use in the united. To have minimum electromagnetic wave transmission in air and minimum electrical power consumption pdf. In 1989, motorola invented their second mobile phone called the motorola microtac 9800x. History of mobile phones martin cooper of motorola made the first publicized handheld. Initially called car phones, early cell phones were bulky, cumbersome, and expensive compared to todays modern devices. Alexander graham bell, inventor of telephone, was born in. A brief history of mobile phones and their evolution over the years. In the same period, 26 million iphones and 105 million android phones were sold. Mobilebroadband and wifi is on the rise more recently, smartphone technology has taken this shift one step further. You can now stay up to date on the latest news tailored for you and save money with aarp member benefits no matter where you are.
Cell phones provide an incredible array of functions. Although little advancements or changes had been made in the later years of the 1990s and early 2000s where regular home telephones were concerned, there had been countless advances in regards to cell phones. History of mobile phone the mobile phone has been in existence for many years. A lot of mobile phones models were made, but the first one which came in the limelight in 1973 is the one you see below. Ive managed to download a version of acrobat reader, and i can also download the pdfs. Pdf history and future of tracking for mobile phone augmented. May 25, 2017 mobile phones are one of the great revolutionary devices of the recent past.
The history of the mobile phones or cellphones detailing a timeline and the major milestones in the history of the cell phone. Although primitive mobile tele phones existed before the war, these were specially converted two way radios used by government or industry, with calls patched manually into the landline telephone network. However, the history of mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a us patent was issued in kentucky for a wireless telephone. Specifically designed to utilize the features and navigation of the iphone, ipad and android handsets, you can now read the latest aarp content. Martin cooper was the first person to make a call with it. The history of mobile phones the history of mobile phones print out this worksheet and ask pupils to fill in the missing words about the history of mobile phones.
1100 790 1107 1565 642 1138 84 209 178 881 49 1556 636 767 513 476 1109 1196 484 1583 251 837 585 834 649 1093 1413 998 908 1197 808 721 1146 704 727 322 125 660 1022 1443 1162 317