Wireless industry celebrates anniversary of first public cell phone call
News | 04/15/2003 4:00 am EDT
Thirty years ago, Motorola Inc. researcher Martin Cooper called Joel Engle, head of research at AT&T Labs, from a cell phone. That marked the first public cell phone call made. Ten years later, Motorola unveiled the world’s first commercially available cell phone. The DynaTAC 8000x was 33 cm in length, weighed in at 794 grams and cost $6,000. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |