Who made the first ever mobile phone ? and what was the first network to launch in the UK?
July 28, 2009 - 2:33 pm
This might help at least with part of your question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone#History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones
I’m not sure if they tell you the first network but I’m struggling a little with that one
July 28th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
This might help at least with part of your question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone#History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones
I’m not sure if they tell you the first network but I’m struggling a little with that one
References :
July 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
the mobile or cell phone was invented by Racal and introduced as the Vodafone network about 3 weeks before BT Cellnet was launched 1st January 1985.
the mobile phone cell transfer technology was invented by Racal under instructions of the UK government.
The summary is here on the vodafone site:_
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatch/Portal/appmanager/vodafone/wrp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=template09&pageID=AV_0015&tabIndex=3
References :
I worked within a telecoms consultancy that worked with Racal to do this and also less sucessfully with Ionica (failed). I also had one of the first handsets a car battery with a hansdet attached (branded Racal