In 1983 the mobile phone business started in earnest. Motorola, until then a huge player in the two-way radio business, made a play for the wallets and briefcases of the world. The DynaTAC (a contraction of Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) was the first mobile phone to receive FCC approval, ushering in a new era in being annoyed on trains by people with loud voices saying “Can you hear me now?” More »
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the first commercial mobile phone call in history. On October 13th 1983, Ameritech executive Bob Barnett called the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell using the now legendary and bricktastic Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. Here’s our modified mobile phone timeline highlighting this historic event. You can click on it to see the full 2,300 pixel wide version.
