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Rotory Dial Phone
Although, the first rotory dial phone was patented by Almon Brown Strowger in 1891, the rotory phone was the first phone I could remember as a young child. -
Push-button telephones become widespread.
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbTlsNGRtaDdvNmpjNGVrcG0zZnl4cTQ4cjVhazVnNTNrZ3l5OG0yeCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/l4FAQqIBoFBi3ojIs/giphy.gif In 1960, the first touch-tone telephones are test-marketed with only 10 buttons rather than the 12 buttons of today. -
First Cellular phones introduced
The first call made from a mobile phone happened on 3 April 1973 in New York City. It was made by the engineer Marty Cooper, who worked at the telecommunications firm Motorola and the call was to a rival at his company’s competitor, Bell Laboratories. Eleven years later, it finally went on public sale under the name Motorola Dynatac 8000X. In 1984, the Dynatac, known as a cell phone rather than a mobile, would cost you $3,995 - that’s approximately $11,700 or £9,500 today. -
Cordless telephones gain popularity
Vintage 1980s cordless phones seemed like magic completely changed how we talked to each other -
Car phones become more common.
https://youtu.be/6Qp6R7hOW7U?si=aiCzfLbpBDRLoMbMt=114 The beauty of traveling and being connected to people on the go via telephone. -
Introduction of Caller ID
https://youtu.be/a-PpGSU4iek?si=5ezB66jMHTVdrwyh
In 1986, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that all telephone providers offer CID functionality on their networks so that subscribers could have access to this useful feature regardless of their phone company. By 1991, CID had become widely adopted. -
First text message sent.
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First smartphone for purchase (IBM Simon).
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Two-way pagers introduced.
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World Wide Web becomes widely accessible.
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Introduction of the "Web Phone
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First 3G networks launched.
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Introduction of 4G networks.
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Rollout of 5G networks
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Projections: 6G
The most direct and evident benefit of 6G is that it will supercharge connectivity providing instantaneous communications for any device, smartphone, computer, wearables, robotics and IoT. For the industrial sector — on a digital acceleration, deploying smart factories, production and distribution systems — 6G will connect industrial IoT devices and drive the fourth industrial revolution with a core structure of automation and intelligence. -
Projections: Enhanced AI Integration
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a topic of interest and concern for many aspects of society. Government and industry are embracing generative AI. Several reports predict that AI will result in job losses, become essential to some existing jobs, and lead to the creation of new AI-related jobs. -
Projections: Quantum Communication
Potentially revolutionizing secure communications -
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