| Nowadays, everybody has a mobile phone. This | | | | technology such as more advanced batteries & |
| article will be looking at the the mobile phone's history | | | | energy efficient electronics. |
| - & its future - in order to discover more about the | | | | The second generation mobile telephones had several |
| now-essential telecommunications device. | | | | advantages over 1G items. These included SMS |
| Mobile phones were born when a number of mobile | | | | messaging, which initially became possible on GSM |
| radio users decided to make mobile phone technology | | | | networks & eventually on all digital networks. The |
| more popular. Mobile telephones were initially installed | | | | very first machine-sent message was sent in Great |
| in vehicles on a permanent basis, but later versions of | | | | Britain in 1991. The very first person-to-person SMS |
| them, which were named transportables, could also | | | | text message was sent in 1993 in Finland. SMS text |
| be carried. This meant that they could be used as a | | | | messaging soon became the communication method |
| mobile or as portable two way radio. During the early | | | | of choice & the general public now prefer sending |
| 1940s, Motorola developed a two way radio in a | | | | messages to placing voice calls. |
| rucksack, the walkie-talkie, and this was widely | | | | The first pre-commercial 3-G mobile phone network |
| regarded as one of the first mobiles. | | | | was launched in Japan in May of 2001. 3G was later |
| First Generation Phones | | | | commercially released in Japan on October, 1 2001. |
| The very first mobile phones are now referred to as | | | | 3-G is the third generation of mobile phone standards |
| first generation (1G) mobile phones. The first | | | | & technology, which succeeded 2-G mobile |
| handheld phone to be released on the us market was | | | | technology. The birth of 3-G technologies enabled |
| the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X in 1983. Mobile phones | | | | network operators including orange to give their |
| started to gain popularity in the eighties with the | | | | users a wider range of advanced services. This |
| introduction of cellphones that were based on cellular | | | | includes broadband internet, in addition to high-tech |
| networks. | | | | video calls. |
| Mobile phones were originally much larger than current | | | | Despite the success of 3-G, there has also been |
| ones, & they were initially designed for installation in | | | | many complaints about it. These include criticism over |
| vehicles only, which is why they were called the car | | | | the cost of 3G phones, a lack of network coverage |
| phone. These chunky units were later converted for | | | | because it's still a new service & the high power |
| use as transportable phones the size of a small | | | | usage of 3G phones. |
| suitcase & the rest is history. | | | | Ever since the launch of 3G mobile telephone |
| Second Generation Phones | | | | technology, people have been discussing 4-G. 4-G |
| Second generation, also called 2-G, mobile telephones | | | | technology will signify the future of mobile |
| were introduced in the nineties. 2-G telephone | | | | telephones, producing the most advanced handsets |
| systems were different because of their use of | | | | & best services to date. In actual fact, one of the |
| digital circuit switched transmission & the introduction | | | | next services to be developed is thought to be the |
| of advanced & quick telephone to network signals. | | | | live streaming of radio and television shows to 3G |
| The introduction of 2-G systems saw telephones | | | | handsets is & businesses including Disney & Real |
| move from historic 1G telephones to small hand held | | | | recently announced that they'll be offering services |
| items, which were much more portable. This change | | | | like these. |
| was made possible through improvements in | | | | |