History of cell phones
The first ever patented mobile phone was invented by Nathan B. Stubblefield of Kentucky in 1908.
This was not the same as the cellular phones as we know them today, however. It was only in 1947 when the first cell phone, based on cellular technology, was developed by Bell Labs engineers at AT&T, one of the premier communications companies in the world today.
The first generation of cell phones is dubbed the 0G mobile phones. They lacked the feature of changing channels during a single call, however. The next generation, 1G, incorporated this feature. The 2G cell phones are most known for the GSM standard. This signaled the boom of the cell phone, particularly in northern Europe. Japan played the major role in the 3G cell phones. This time, miniaturization became one of the biggest features of cell phones.
This generation also includes TV and video applications. In the near future, we will be seeing 4G cell phones, which will add features such as short range communications and other personalized effects.
Various cell phones from 1992
- NEC 1992 Cellstar 500 series
- Nokia 1994 - 2110 series
- Nokia 1998 - 5120
- Kyocera (2002) 2135
- Audiovox (2002) CDM8300
- Samsung (2004) SCH-A650