History of mobile phones
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The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the public switched telephone network.
A man talks on his mobile phone while standing near a conventional telephone box, which stands empty. Enabling technology for mobile phones was first developed in the 1940s but it was not until the mid-1980s that they became widely available. By 2011, it was estimated in Britain that more calls were made using mobile phones than wired devices.
Karl Arnold 1926 drawing of public use of mobile telephones.
A mobile radio telephone.
A multi-directional, cellular network antenna array ("cell tower").
Martin Cooper (inventor)
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Martin Cooper is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field.
History of mobile phones
…introduced by Millicom subsidiary Comvik in Sweden in September 1981. Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On 3 April 1973, Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive, made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment, placing a call to Joel S. Engel of Bell…
Cooper in 2007
Cooper holding a DynaTAC cellphone in 2007
Martin Cooper and Arlene Harris