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  1. History of mobile phones - Wikipedia

    Enabling technology for mobile phones was first developed in the 1940s but it was not until the mid-1980s that they became widely available. By 2011, it was estimated in Britain that more calls were …

  2. History Of The Cell Phone (1973 to 2024) - Practically Networked

    The first true mobile phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive, but it took about a decade for cell phones to become commercially available.

  3. The First Cell Phone: The Device the Changed the World

    Jan 20, 2022 · On April 3, 1973, Motorola engineer, Martin Cooper, rang his rival, Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, from the first cell phone. The world had just witnessed its first mobile phone call. Later that …

  4. The history of cell phones: A decade-by-decade timeline

    Martin Cooper holds the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the world's first cell phone. After decades of research and development, Motorola unveiled the world’s first cell phone prototype in 1973.

  5. The 50-year story of cell phones that changed communication

    May 19, 2025 · On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper made history by placing the first-ever mobile phone call. Cooper and his team had been developing a prototype for a portable, wireless telephone.

  6. History of the Mobile Phone | Official Website

    Motorola’s DynaTAC 8000X (1983) was the first commercially available mobile phone. By 1985, a radical breakthrough occurred with the Excell PCT105, the first pocket-sized mobile phone, …

  7. The History of Cell Phones: From Bricks to Smartphones

    Jul 1, 2025 · Trace the evolution of mobile phones from bulky bricks to sleek smartphones. Explore major milestones in cell phone history.

  8. Smartphone history: A complete timeline - Textline

    In 1973, Motorola engineer Dr. Martin Cooper and his team created a working mobile phone prototype. The first ever cell phone call was made in New York City – Dr. Cooper called Joel Engel, a rival …

  9. Cell Phone History - Computer Hope

    Feb 6, 2025 · Evolution of cell phones from its inception with Alexander Graham Bell to the advanced smartphones of today, highlighting major technological milestones.

  10. History of mobile phones | What was the first mobile phone?

    Oct 3, 2023 · However, you might not know that the history of mobile phones actually goes all the way back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky for a wireless telephone. Mobile phones were...