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| 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}} | | 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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| + | | 1962 || || [[w:MTD (mobile network)|Mobiltelefonisystem A]] (MTA) is replaced by [[w:MTD (mobile network)|Mobiltelefonisystem B]] (MTB), which uses {{w|transistor}}ized mobile sets. This system would last until 1983.<ref name="A Brief History Of Mobile Phones"/> || Sweden | ||
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Revision as of 11:14, 24 July 2017
This is a timeline of mobile telephony.
Big picture
| Time period | Development summary | More details |
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Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Details | |
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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 | |
| 1962 | Mobiltelefonisystem A (MTA) is replaced by Mobiltelefonisystem B (MTB), which uses transistorized mobile sets. This system would last until 1983.[2] | Sweden |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "1876 to 2015 – the History of the Mobile Phone". mcs-testequipment.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A Brief History Of Mobile Phones". makeuseof.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
