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The creation of the landline telephone
The landline telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell kicking off the telephone evolution tree -
The First Telephone Line
The first telephone line is installed between Somerville and Boston, Massachusetts -
The first telephone exchange
The world's first phone exchange was built in New Haven. This allowed people to connect calls over longer distances. -
Commercial Telephone Services in the U.S.
The Bell Telephone Company begins to offer commercial telephone services to the general public, which marks the beginning of widespread telephone use. -
Gower bell telephone
The first telephone had a diaphragm and a receiver. This phone had improved sound and reliability over older models -
The first Automatic Phone exchange
Almon B. Strowger's invention removed the need for an operator when making a phone call, He made the first automatic phone exchange -
First transcontinental telephone call
The first transcontinental telephone calls is made between two callers in New York and San Francisco, the first ever call to transmit voice across the country. -
First Commercial Transatlantic Telephone Service
The first commercial transatlantic telephone service is established between the United States and the United Kingdom -
Martin Cooper makes first mobile phone call
this technological breakthrough for wireless communication it showed that it is possible to transmit speech over radio waves which would lay the ground work for latter mobile phones -
First Commercially Available Mobile Phone
The first commercially available mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTac 8000X, is released to the public (costing about $12,000 in today's money). -
2G digital cellular technology
The second-generation (2G) digital cellular technology is launched in Finland known as GSM. It offered improved voice quality and security. -
First Text Message
The first SMS text message is sent in the United Kingdom -
3G mobile network
3G cellular network is introduced In Japan, offering faster data transmission. -
First iPhone Launch
Apple Inc. announces the first iPhone, which integrated a mobile phone with their iPod device, creating a revolutionary device in mobile tech. -
4G LTE network begins
the Fourth Generation LTE network begins, providing faster internet speeds and improved mobile services, which allows for the expansion of the smartphone market with IOS and Android mobile devices.