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| 1876 (March 10) || Antecedent || [[w:Scottish people|Scottish]]-born {{w|Alexander Graham Bell}}, the inventor of the {{w|telephone}}, makes the first phone call.<ref name="1876 to 2015 – the History of the Mobile Phone">{{cite web|title=1876 to 2015 – the History of the Mobile Phone|url=https://mcs-testequipment.com/story/1876-to-2015-the-history-of-the-mobile-phone/|website=mcs-testequipment.com|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | | 1876 (March 10) || Antecedent || [[w:Scottish people|Scottish]]-born {{w|Alexander Graham Bell}}, the inventor of the {{w|telephone}}, makes the first phone call.<ref name="1876 to 2015 – the History of the Mobile Phone">{{cite web|title=1876 to 2015 – the History of the Mobile Phone|url=https://mcs-testequipment.com/story/1876-to-2015-the-history-of-the-mobile-phone/|website=mcs-testequipment.com|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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− | | 1960 || || The first fully automated mobile telephone is introduced in Sweden. The system, known as | + | | 1960 || || The first fully automated mobile telephone is introduced in Sweden. The system, known in [[w:Swedish language|Swedish]] as [[w:MTD (mobile network)|Mobiltelefonisystem A]] (MTA), allows for automated connection from a rotary handset (that’s the circular dialing knob to me and you) mounted within a car, but requires an operator to forward calls.<ref name="A Brief History Of Mobile Phones">{{cite web|title=A Brief History Of Mobile Phones|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/history-mobile-phones/|website=makeuseof.com|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> || {{w|Sweden}} |
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Revision as of 11:04, 24 July 2017
This is a timeline of mobile telephony.
Big picture
Time period | Development summary | More details |
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Full timeline
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1876 (March 10) | Antecedent | Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, makes the first phone call.[1] | United States |
1960 | The first fully automated mobile telephone is introduced in Sweden. The system, known in Swedish as Mobiltelefonisystem A (MTA), allows for automated connection from a rotary handset (that’s the circular dialing knob to me and you) mounted within a car, but requires an operator to forward calls.[2] | Sweden |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "1876 to 2015 – the History of the Mobile Phone". mcs-testequipment.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ "A Brief History Of Mobile Phones". makeuseof.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.