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   hardware_name  = Mobile phone|
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  manufacturer    = various|
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  ram            = various|
  media          = various|
   release        = 1946-present|
   added_to_museum = December 25, 2001|
   added_to_museum = December 25, 2001|
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A '''mobile phone''', also known as '''cellular phone''', '''cell phone''', or '''hand phone''', is a portable telephone that receives calls over a radio frequency.
A '''mobile phone''', also known as '''cellular phone''', '''cell phone''', or '''hand phone''', is a portable telephone that receives calls over a radio frequency.


==Mobile radio telephone services (0G)==
==Pre-cellular mobile radio telephone services==
Mobile radio telephone services preceded cellular telephones.
Mobile radio telephone services preceded cellular telephones. As mobile technology is categorized into generations, these services are commonly referred to as the zero generation or 0G.
===Portable Executive Phone===
 
The first mobile phone, the Portable Executive Phone, was released at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] in New York City on June 23, 1968. It cost $2000 USD and required an FCC license to operate.
The Mobile Telephone Service by Bell Systems, led by [[AT&T]], launched in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, on June 17, [[1946]]. The telephone audio was carried over VHF signals. Communications equipment by [[Motorola]] carried the VHF signals, however, there was a limited amount of frequencies available which caused the service to quickly reach its capacity limit.
 
The Improved Mobile Telephone Service, also by Bell Systems, replaced MTS and improved upon it by using direct dial connections rather than using a live operator and by allowing both sides of the conversation to communicate simultaneously. Launched in [[1964]], it was operated in the United States and Canada.
 
The Portable Executive Phone was released at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] in New York City on June 23, [[1968]]. It cost $2000 USD and required an FCC license to operate.
 
==First Generation cellular services==
The first commercial cellular network was launched in Japan by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in the Tokyo metropolitan area in [[1979]]. The first phone used by this service was the [[Panasonic]] TZ-801.

Revision as of 21:58, 8 September 2023

Mobile phone
Designer various
Manufacturer various
CPU various
Graphics various
Memory various
Media various
Released 1946-present
Added to Museum December 25, 2001

A mobile phone, also known as cellular phone, cell phone, or hand phone, is a portable telephone that receives calls over a radio frequency.

Pre-cellular mobile radio telephone services

Mobile radio telephone services preceded cellular telephones. As mobile technology is categorized into generations, these services are commonly referred to as the zero generation or 0G.

The Mobile Telephone Service by Bell Systems, led by AT&T, launched in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, on June 17, 1946. The telephone audio was carried over VHF signals. Communications equipment by Motorola carried the VHF signals, however, there was a limited amount of frequencies available which caused the service to quickly reach its capacity limit.

The Improved Mobile Telephone Service, also by Bell Systems, replaced MTS and improved upon it by using direct dial connections rather than using a live operator and by allowing both sides of the conversation to communicate simultaneously. Launched in 1964, it was operated in the United States and Canada.

The Portable Executive Phone was released at the Consumer Electronics Show in New York City on June 23, 1968. It cost $2000 USD and required an FCC license to operate.

First Generation cellular services

The first commercial cellular network was launched in Japan by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in the Tokyo metropolitan area in 1979. The first phone used by this service was the Panasonic TZ-801.