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A mobile phone (or cellphoneYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) is a portable You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that can make and receive You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. over a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.). The radio frequency link establishes a connection to the switching systems of a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., which provides access to the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (PSTN). Modern mobile telephone services use a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. architecture, and therefore mobile telephones are called cellphones (or "cell phones") in North America. In addition to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. support a variety of other You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., such as You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (via You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. or You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), short-range wireless communications (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), satellite access (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), business applications, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (via You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. playback and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Mobile phones offering only basic capabilities are known as You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: "dumbphones"); mobile phones that offer greatly advanced computing capabilities are referred to as You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. on 3 April 1973, using a handset weighing c. 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs).You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. In 1979, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (NTT) launched the world's first cellular network in Japan.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. In 1983, the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. was the first commercially available handheld mobile phone. From 1983 to 2014, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew to over seven billion; enough to provide one for every person on Earth.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. In the first quarter of 2016, the top You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. developers worldwide were You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.; smartphone sales represented 78 percent of total mobile phone sales.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. For feature phones as of 2016, the top-selling brands were Samsung, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.

Mobile phones are considered an important human invention as they have been one of the most widely used and sold pieces of consumer technology.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. The growth in popularity has been rapid in some places, for example, in the UK, the total number of mobile phones overtook the number of houses in 1999.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Today, mobile phones are globally ubiquitous,You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and in almost half the world's countries, over 90% of the population owns at least one.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
 
Mobile phones have indeed revolutionized the way we communicate and access information. The history of mobile phones dates back to the demonstration of the first handheld mobile phone by Martin Cooper of Motorola in New York City in 1973. This marked the beginning of a technological advancement that would eventually lead to the widespread use of mobile phones globally.

The introduction of cellular networks in 1979 in Japan by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) paved the way for the commercial availability of handheld mobile phones. The DynaTAC 8000x, launched in 1983 by Motorola, was the first commercially available handheld mobile phone. Over the years, mobile phone subscriptions saw exponential growth, reaching over seven billion worldwide by 2014.

The evolution of mobile phones from basic feature phones to advanced smartphones has been remarkable. Smartphones offer a wide range of services beyond telephony, including text messaging, email, internet access, multimedia playback, gaming, digital photography, and much more. They have become an essential part of our daily lives, offering advanced computing capabilities in a portable device.

The popularity of mobile phones has soared globally, with rapid adoption in many regions. The UK, for example, saw mobile phone ownership surpassing the number of houses in 1999. Today, mobile phones are ubiquitous around the world, with over 90% of the population in almost half of the world's countries owning at least one device.

As mobile phone technology continues to advance, we can expect further innovations that will shape the way we communicate, work, and interact with the digital world. The impact of mobile phones on society and the way we live our lives cannot be understated, making them a truly transformative invention in modern history.
 

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