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Cell Phone technology has come a long way. The basic concept of cellular phones began in 1947, when researchers looked at crude mobile (car) phones and realized that by using small cells (range of service area) with frequency reuse they could increase the traffic capacity of mobile phones substantially. It’s called ‘cellular’ because the system uses many base stations to divide a service area into multiple ‘cells’. Cellular calls are transferred from base station to base station as a user travels from cell to cell. one of the most interesting things about a cell phone is that it is actually a radio — an extremely sophisticated radio, but a radio nonetheless.
The first official mobile phone was used in Sweden by the Swedish police in 1946. The technology was connected to the telephone network and was distinctive of two way radio technology. The phone was not very practical; it was only able to make 6 phone calls before the car’s battery was drained. Dr Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, is considered the inventor of the first modern portable handset. Cooper made the first call on a portable cell phone in April 1973. He made the call to his rival, Joel Engel, Bell Labs head of research. Bell Laboratories introduced the idea of cellular communications in 1947 with the police car technology. However, Motorola was the first to incorporate the technology into portable device that was designed for outside of a automobile use.
Despite the incredible demand, it took cellular phone service 37 years to become commercially available in the United States. Consumer demand quickly outstripped the 1982 system standards. By 1987, cellular telephone subscribers exceeded one million and the airways were crowded. The world’s present mobile phone users’ base is past 3 billion as per an eminent market survey and the trends are likely to continue in the coming few decades. In addition to that, this base is larger than the strength of Internet users or fixed telephone line subscribers. The usage of mobile phone is attaining exemplary penetration rates in developed as well as developing nations. Look at where we are today. It seems as every adult and many children now carry a cell phone. My 7 year old granddaughter even has one and knows how to work all the features on the phone!
Science has made it possible to create better technology with smaller parts and in a shorter time frame. Cell phone technology continues to grow and expand as scientists discover faster and better ways to send cell phone signals. For some of us, we can remember the days of the large bag phones and where 150 minutes of time cost $60 – $70 per month. Of course that bill could easily double or triple if you went over those minutes or made calls from a roaming area. You didn’t have pictures or texting available at that time. Now our phones are our portable office.
We are now hearing the term “3G”. 3G technology is the latest in mobile communications. 3G stands for “third generation” — this makes analog cellular technology generation one and digital/PCS generation two. 3G technology is intended for the true multimedia cell phone — typically called smartphones — and features increased bandwidth and transfer rates to accommodate Web-based applications and phone-based audio and video files. 3G networks have potential transfer speeds of up to 3 Mbps (about 15 seconds to download a 3-minute MP3 song).
There is a new technology provided by Zer01 that is just arriving on the market that will offer true broadband speed. With this speed, you can download a 2 hour movie in less than 3 minutes. Their phone and service allows you to have real time video conferencing….talk about a time and money saver! Here is another interesting tidbit, if you have a newer phone, you can purchase just the SIM card and insert it in your phone and start using their network. You might not get all the features and benefits from your phone that is offered on their line of phones but you will increase your speed, have better coverage and get their “everything” flat rate. To find out more about this brand new technology and service, visit WaveTown Communications.
Cell phone technology is expanding at a rapid rate, but it will be some time before other companies will be able to offer this kind of service.