Mobile phones through the years

Mobile Technology Timeline

  • First Resemblance of Mobile Communications

    Germany hooked up trains to telephone posts along the railway.
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    Mobile Communications through the years.

  • Swedish police used heavy wireless devices to communicate.

  • Phones in Cars

    Phones were put in cars in American after WW2.
  • First Proposed Cellular Network

    Bell Labs first proposed a cellular radio telephone network.
  • Northern Europe System launched

    The MTA System was launched in Sweden
  • Technological advances have not stopped since the 70s! Motorola created the first ever cellular portable handset. They later created the ‘Motorola Pageboy’, an effective communication device.

  • First Cell Phone Call made

    The first cellular phone call was made by Martin Cooper on a "Shoe Phone" in New York.
  • Japan's first Commercial System

    Japan's first commercial radiotelephony service was launched by NTT in 1978.
  • Motorola launched the DynaTAC 8000X, the first series of mobile phones.

    Motorola launched the DynaTAC 8000X, the first series of mobile phones.
  • First Fully Automatic System launched in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

    NMT launched the first fully automatic system in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
  • Europe Surge in Mobile Communications

  • First Commercial System in the USA

    The first commercial system in America was in Chicago in Oct. 1983.
  • 1990s Apple introduced the PDA and Newton MessagePad.

    1990s Apple introduced the PDA and Newton MessagePad.
    1990sApple introduced the PDA and Newton MessagePad. The IBM Simon became the first publicly available Smartphone.
    First ever Palm OS was launched, this helps make today’s app stores a success.
    Nokia launch the Nokia 9000, a mobile phone with a QWERTY keyboard. These advances enabled mobile devices to have QWERTY keyboards, contact managers, calendar
  • First Mobile with Internet

    First Mobile with Internet was launched by Nokia in 1996
  • Japan launched first Mobile Internet Service

  • 2000s Advancements of camera phones, color displays and iTunes integration. RIM releases the first BlackBerry with calling functionality. Apple introduce the iPhone. Android entered the industry. App stores explode into the market.

    2000s Advancements of camera phones, color displays and iTunes integration.  RIM releases the first BlackBerry with calling functionality.  Apple introduce the iPhone.  Android entered the industry.  App stores explode into the market.
    2000s
    Advancements of camera phones, colour displays and iTunes integration.
    RIM releases the first BlackBerry with calling functionality.
    Apple introduce the iPhone; combination of a mobile phone, internet communicator and an mp3 player.
    Android entered the industry.
    App stores explode into the market, enabling users to make use of a range of business tools and games.
  • 2010s As phones became even faster and more powerful, devices began to join. Phones and tablets are now being designed to replace computers.

    2010s As phones became even faster and more powerful, devices began to join. Phones and tablets are now being designed to replace computers.
  • iPad Pro

    iPad Pro
    Touch Screen laptop and iPad in one.
  • Mobile/Virtual Everything...

    Mobile/Virtual Everything...