INTRODUCTION Mobile phone technology is a technology that a vast majority of us would be familiar with, allowing one to call from almost anywhere, anytime as long as they connected a network. Mobile phones revolutionised the world of personal communication, because of this it is important that the impacts that the technology has had on the community. This essay will trace, in brief, the history of mobile phone technology along with an examination of the social impacts that this technology has had. HISTORY OF MOBILE PHONES While mobile phones are easy to obtain today, it was decades after the technology was discovered, that they became available on the public market. “The History of Cell Phones” (2011) claims that mobile phone technology can be traced back to its earliest form in two way radio technology developed from the 1940’s onwards. However, the first authentic mobile phone was used by Swedish polish in 1946. In 1947 D.H. Ring from Blue Labs designed hexagonal cells and started modern mobile phone technology (Para. 1-3). Although mobile technology was available, if limited, by 1967, mobile towers had limited rang and lack the ability to hand off calls to one another; callers were limited to ‘call areas’. The ‘Call hand off system’ was created in 1970 by Amos Edward Joel, an engineer with Bell Labs. In 1971 an appeal for mobile service was put forward to the FCC by AT&T, although it took over ten years for the appeal to be accepted (The history of Cell Phones, 2011, Para. 4-5) The progress of mobile phone technology can be described using three main generations. The first generation of mobile phones or 1G, refer to the very first mobile phones available on the open market. In 1983 Motorola released the first ... ... middle of paper ... ...com/what-are-1st-2nd-and-3rd-generation-mobile-phones Powell. E. (2001). Cell phone etiquette. ProQuest. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.une.edu.au/docview/216434180 Road Safety: Mobile phone use. (n.d.). Government of South Australia: Department of Planning and Infrastructure. Retrieved from http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/Safer_behaviours/inattention/mobile_phone_use Study: Walking While Talking on Cell Phones Hazardous for Children. (2009). Fox News.com. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483471,00.html The History of Cell Phones. (2011). Tech-FAQ. Retrieved from http://www.tech-faq.com/history-of-cell-phones.html The Social Impact of Mobile Telephony. (n.d.). Telecom. Retrieved from http://www.itu.int/telecom-wt99/press_service/information_for_the_press/press_kit/backgrounders/backgrounders/social_impact_mobile.html#
A common theme is taking place where as people feel that cell phones are starting to take over others daily lives. Many people go through their day to day lives not even relizing how often they are on their cell phones. In the article, “Our Cell Phones, Ourselves” the author Christine Rosen talks about how cell phones are starting to become a necessity in every way towards peoples lives. Rosen talks about both the good and bad effects of cell phones and how they have changed the way in which we work our daily life. Although I think cell phones can be necissary, the constant need for use could be the beginning of how cell phones will take over our every day lives.
In the essay “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves” written by Christine Rosen, the author presents a brief history on how cell phones were introduced into society and how this artifact changed people’s interactions in the physical space. Rosen describes the first cell phone that appeared in 1983 as “hardly elegant,” big and expensive (458). Cell phones at that time were mainly used by important and affluent people. However, seven years later, cell phones became smaller and affordable provoking a big change in society. This big technological advance did not only affect the United States, but the entire world.
In the article entitled, “Our Cell Phones Ourselves”, Christine Rosen describes how cell phones have changed the way we communicate. Rosen tells the readers the main purpose for cell phone use in the past, versus present day. Her purpose is to make society aware of how cell phones have influenced our lives in order to inspire change as to how we view our cell phones. Rosen directs her writing to everyone in the present day by describing the negative results of cell phone use and how it impacts our lives and those around us. Without a doubt, cell phones are going to be a part of our world, but it is the responsibility of every cell phone owner to exercise self control and understand that a cell phone is nothing more than a device.
In 1983, Motorola released its first cell phone, known as the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, which offered 30 minutes of talk-time, six hour standby, and could store 30 phone numbers. By that time, cell phones were extremely expensive -- the DynaTAC 8000X costs 3995 dollars, and the cellular network was limited. To analyze the development and interpretative flexibility of the cell phone at its early stage, we must first introduce social groups that were related to the artefact. The users of the artefact were the most important social group. At the time, users were mainly constructed by businessmen, managers, politicians, doctors,big companies, military etc. who had high income and had to remain in contact with others occasionally. For them, the cell phones were the extension of corded phones that helps keeping the communication on without the limit of ranges. Thus, the problems that this social group had with cell phones are rather clear. The cell phones were too big and heavy, the talking time was too short for frequent users, and the nu...
Many people in today’s society rely on technology to help us with our daily lives and help us stay connected to family, friends, and other people. The advancements in today’s cell phone technology is very complex and made to be efficient for their owners, allowing them to surf the net and IM message people instantly. Cellphones in particular have developed very fast in the past 15 years. From my childhood, cell phones have evolved from the old school Nokia bricks that allowed texts, calls, and simple graphic games, to todays I-Phones that have higher computable capabilities than some computers. In the United States alone, there is an estimated population of around 297 million people, and 197 million people are subscribed to cell phone companies (Starr). With so many people in today’s society with so much power and opportunity in the palm of their hands, we shouldn’t forget that “With great power comes great responsibility” –Voltaire.
Telecommunications gained mainstream attention in the early 90’s; however the initial key market was business men and women, who used their phones whilst being on the move and so allowing them to communicate with their companies with ease. Though in the modern era, telecommunication went through segmentation in the market trends, and now in this day and age it would be difficult to find someone who does not own some form of mobile technology. Many phone providers battle to provide the best service for their customers (Figure 1).
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In 1921 the Detroit Michigan Police Department first used mobile radio in a vehicle. Digital wireless and cellular roots started in the 1940s. In the 1940s new frequencies between 30 and 40 MHz were available. There was an increase of availability in channels which police systems were encouraged to use. Mobile units were available within private companies, individuals, and public agencies. In St. Louis, 1945 the first mobile telephone system in the US was introduced. Along the highway between New York and Boston a Public mobile system carried greater frequency distance in 1947. In 1n 1949, the FFC authorized separate radio channels to common carriers. A new system was developed with automatic channel selection in 1964. With this new system each call allowed customers to dial for themselves and it eliminated the need to push-to-talk operation. In 1975, in Chicago, AT&T was authorized to develop a cellular system. After this AT&T and Bell labs work with other cellular vendors to develop their cellular phones. Their phones were made so consumers would have the quality products available to use on cellular networks. There are many reasons why the mobile wireless has not progressed further in the last 60 years, this is because of cautiousness and federal regulation. The Federal Communications Commission controlled frequency availability. Their regulations and unresponsiveness had the most significant factors hindering radiotelephone development. The Federal Communication Commission delayed the technology in America by ten years.
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31 years ago since the “DynaTAC 8000X”, the first cellular telephone, was release by Motorola that was created in the Unites States. The DynaTAC 8000X or the “brick” phone is bulky because it is most battery body. Its hardware parts and design’s features a revolutionary “rubber whip” antenna which delivers a perfect reception to users, a vibrant LED display capable of displaying the status of the telephone and the numbers as you press in its 3x4 keypads (Recombu, 2011). From this invention the history of mobile phone we uses today started. The main problem about DynaTAC 8000X wasn’t if function that time but was the form factor of the telephone. It was heavy with 28 ounces or 794 grams and because of that Motorola had a concept, a design that is greatly different to their the world first telephone. The StarTAC was release on 1996. Its design’s feature a clamshell design which make it a small, sleek and stylish phone at that generation. But even before that clamshell design phone and the phone that revolutionize whole phone industry, the first ever touch screen-based cell phone actually debuted, the IBM’s Simon Personal Communicator in 1994. This phone’s hardware features a pressure sensitive black and white screen, a stylus for taking memos and note and even more can send faxes and its design was a clamshell type covering the touch panel with the keypad above it. Even though this product of IBM is quietly similar to the phone we use today it was not considered as smart phone and that recognition was given to Ericssons R380 back in 2000. And then another major design innovation was the SL10 of Siemens which a slide phone. Its design was inspired by touch screen phone with its keypads hidden beneath the screen which can be accessi...
Although the telephone became a necessity of daily life, it was at first neglected by the public. People thought the telephone was a fake and a mere toy. Although the telephone was a powerful innovation, nobody took it seriously. Perhaps these people were ignorant because they did not realize the capabilities of the telephone. The reason for this skepticism was the revolutionary idea of communicating through a telephone, "So devastatingly new, so revolutionary, was this innovation of Bell's that a self-satisfied world wasted a good deal of time ridiculing the telephone and its inventor."1 This idea lasted for a few years, but then the public's view began to change.
Twenty-five years ago, a phone was just a way to contact someone. Mobile phones have become one of the most common tools of communication for both young and old. Cellular devices have redefined relationships and social conduct, and transformed the daily lives of many individuals. Cell phones no longer function just as a communication device. Today it has many other uses.
When phones became available to the public they were not considered to be mobile in today’s sense of the word. They were available to have installed in an automobile, they were big and bulky, and they needed and consumed a lot of power to use. The phone networks would only support a few simultaneous conversations. Cell phones since then have made vast improvements in their efficiency, abilities, and size. The first handheld mobile phone wasn’t produce until 1973. The origin...
During the 20th century, there were many innovations regarding the telephone. In 1973, the first call from a portable phone was made by Martin Cooper, who was a Motorola researcher and executive at the time. Since its inception, the advancement of cell phones has been exponential (Bellis, 2013a). As a result, cell phones have changed how society works in today's world. Many people lack the insight into how cell phones, or in this case, smart phones, affect the people that use them.
The advent of mobile phones has squeezed this large world and brought it into the palm of human beings. However, mobile phones have always been instigating debates among the people about their merits and demerits. Apart from the instant access they give us, mobile phones have multipurpose uses ranging from business work, means for entertainment and ensuring security. On the other hand, they have some disadvantages like initiating violation of privacy, unnecessary wastage of money, talking on mobile phones while driving and emission of radiation from the handsets which is allegedly harmful for health. I would like to argue for the advantages of mobile phones, which outweigh their disadvantages.