Martin Cooper and the evolution of the cell phone.
Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973.The scene was the streets of New York City, the movement was masterful and accurate with the help of an antenna mounted on the roof of the building Motorola. Cooper made the call to his competitor Joel Engel, Bell Labs head of research. from the mobile phone while walking down the street, a few meters before arriving at the Hilton Hotel, where he would give The official announcement of the functioning of his new creation, changing history, crushing his competition, receiving glory.
Martin was born in Chicago in 1928, considered the father of the mobile phone and has now invaded our homes. Since he was a kid, he had the idea that the phone should be personal and therefore should be able to be loaded with one hand. It was there that the idea remained until 1973, with the help of a team of Motorola invented the first cell which weighed just over 2 kilos. This cell phone so heavy and so expensive was not for sale to the public so only had the military and one company. It was until 1983 when the Copper team managed to reduce the size of the phone and went on sale with a price of $ 4,000, which is equivalent to more than $ 6,500 in our days. Its main challenge was to unite all the parts that make up the cell phone in such a way that it could reduce its size and weight. The truth is that 42 years from the first mobile call it is very likely that Cooper would never imagine the dimensions of the industry that gave rise to it. In 1975, two years after its invention, there were 5,000 cell phone users worldwide, currently that number exceeds 3.5 billion.
Cooper said that to produce the first cellular Motorola cost the equivalent of a million dollars today. "We had virtually shut down all engineering activities and put our entire company to work on the phone and the infrastructure to make it work," "Even in 1983, a cell phone cost about $ 4,000, which would be the equivalent of more than $ 6,500 in our day." he said.
Cooper said his team was faced with the challenge of crowding thousands of parts on a small phone for the first time. "The industrial designers did a great job, but once the engineers had produced the first cell phone, we had a device of more than a kilo and a half."
"The big challenge was to create a network that then only needed three megahertz of spectrum, the equivalent of using five television channels to broadcast around the world," Cooper said. The evolution of the mobile phone has reduced its size and weight, from the first mobile phone in 1983 weighing 780 grams, the current more compact and higher performance of service. The development of smaller and longer battery life, sharper and more colorful displays, the incorporation of more friendly software, make the mobile phone a very appreciated element in modern life. The advancement of technology has made these devices incorporate features that not long ago seemed futuristic such as games, playback of music MP3 and other formats, email, SMS, calendar electronic PDA, photography and digital video digital, video calling, browsing Internet and even Digital television. Mobile phone companies are already thinking of new applications for this little device that accompanies us everywhere. Some of these ideas are: means of payment, locator and person identifier. Always take into account the great advances suffered from the first mobile phone to the present. The evolution stage of cell phones can be divided into three generations:
First generation of cell phones
The first generation comprises from the appearance of the first cell phone in the world market known as "the brick" (DynaTac 8000X) until the end of the 80. These were characterized by being of analog technology for restricted use of oral communications. The predominant technology in this generation was the AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System)
Second generation of cell phones
The second generation made its appearance in the 90's, mostly are digital technology and have certain benefits highly valued as extended battery life, possibility of being safer and a greater definition in sound. These phones, and also some analogue phones, have the possibility of sending and receiving text messages (SMS), however, it is not yet in these years the "boom" of this tool that in recent years has been massively so amazing. At the end of the decade fever occurs by cell phones, ordinary people are added to the list of users, favored by the exchange rate and competition between different companies. The predominant technologies are: GSM (Global System by Mobile Communications); IS-136 (also known as TIA / EIA136 or ANSI-136) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and PDC (Personal Digital Communications), the latter used in Japan.
Third generation of cell phones
It is characterized by bringing together the previous technologies with the new technologies incorporated in the cell phones. Massification of cell phones is inaugurated. In these years the cell phones are provided with a chip, SIM card, where all the information is entered. One of the most important causes of the expansion in consumption up to humble capable of society is the existence in the market for GSM what is called "low range" as the Nokia 1100, Sagem XT, Motorola C200 or phone C 115, Alcatel, Siemens A56 or Sony Ericsson T106, all at very low prices and surrounded by promotions. However, the need to belong, to reach a certain social status is still present, the cell phone in addition to its communicative use does not cease to have a symbolic value of class membership, both young and senior executives who still today Benefiting from its services. Along with these "minor." In 2001 3G mobile phones were launched in Japan, which are based on UMTS (General Mobile Telecommunications Services). In this case, one of the final steps was taken in what is the mobile telephony and IT. The most significant development was the incorporation of a second camera to make video calls, that is, to talk to a person and see it at the same time through the mobile phone. This evolution in the cellular implies that today we are talking about a much wider market and consequently varied. Everything reflected in the advertising campaigns increasingly specific on one side and on the other in the sum of promotions and plans that try to cover the entire spectrum of potential customers.
Since its creation, the use of the mobile phone has been extended in such a way that, to this day, there is no person who does not have one - or more -. It began as an instrument that facilitated communication distance between people and currently has already with gaming applications, MP3, internet access.
Cooper was inspired by the series Star Trek to begin in the investigation of the mobile telephony; Although what really motivated him was the need for people to be constantly communicating.
America is always at the forefront, especially when it comes to technology and the most cutting - edge products almost always begin distribution in that country. During the last five years, smartphones have become a staple in the American Union and sold like hotcakes, but what are the most consumed? American country and its people, whether American or foreign, are regular users of such mobile devices and always remain at the forefront of new models and accessories are concerned. According to the site Insider Monkey and to everyone 's surprise, the phone sold in the US is not the house, the iPhone, in any of its versions. The smartphone is the most consumed Samsung.
The cell phone is a reality we cannot avoid. To the extent that cell phones provide us with an effective tool to have a better quality of life we will see how this type of technology will be part of our daily life. This evolution will progress until we become as normal as dialing a phone today. However, like everything else in life, excesses and abuse will always be bad, and now in America we have "Cell phone" which is nothing more than the habit of using the cell phone in excess, regardless of time, place, space and respect for others. We have lost the sense of respect for our neighbor, so that we have the freedom to speak, it does not seem to matter in the slightest that the rights that are supposedly at least to be shared by others are massacred. For us, today we have to be agents of change. In the way that we know better the different technologies of communications, in this case the cellular telephony, and we know how to use it correctly we can have more tools that help us to carry our work and our personal life better.
Martin Cooper and the evolution of the cell phone.
Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973.The scene was the streets of New York City, the movement was masterful and accurate with the help of an antenna mounted on the roof of the building Motorola. Cooper made the call to his competitor Joel Engel, Bell Labs head of research. from the mobile phone while walking down the street, a few meters before arriving at the Hilton Hotel, where he would give The official announcement of the functioning of his new creation, changing history, crushing his competition, receiving glory.
Martin was born in Chicago in 1928, considered the father of the mobile phone and has now invaded our homes. Since he was a kid, he had the idea that the phone should be personal and therefore should be able to be loaded with one hand. It was there that the idea remained until 1973, with the help of a team of Motorola invented the first cell which weighed just over 2 kilos. This cell phone so heavy and so expensive was not for sale to the public so only had the military and one company. It was until 1983 when the Copper team managed to reduce the size of the phone and went on sale with a price of $ 4,000, which is equivalent to more than $ 6,500 in our days. Its main challenge was to unite all the parts that make up the cell phone in such a way that it could reduce its size and weight. The truth is that 42 years from the first mobile call it is very likely that Cooper would never imagine the dimensions of the industry that gave rise to it. In 1975, two years after its invention, there were 5,000 cell phone users worldwide, currently that number exceeds 3.5 billion.
Cooper said that to produce the first cellular Motorola cost the equivalent of a million dollars today. "We had virtually shut down all engineering activities and put our entire company to work on the phone and the infrastructure to make it work," "Even in 1983, a cell phone cost about $ 4,000, which would be the equivalent of more than $ 6,500 in our day." he said.
Cooper said his team was faced with the challenge of crowding thousands of parts on a small phone for the first time. "The industrial designers did a great job, but once the engineers had produced the first cell phone, we had a device of more than a kilo and a half."
"The big challenge was to create a network that then only needed three megahertz of spectrum, the equivalent of using five television channels to broadcast around the world," Cooper said.
The evolution of the mobile phone has reduced its size and weight, from the first mobile phone in 1983 weighing 780 grams, the current more compact and higher performance of service. The development of smaller and longer battery life, sharper and more colorful displays, the incorporation of more friendly software, make the mobile phone a very appreciated element in modern life.
The advancement of technology has made these devices incorporate features that not long ago seemed futuristic such as games, playback of music MP3 and other formats, email, SMS, calendar electronic PDA, photography and digital video digital, video calling, browsing Internet and even Digital television. Mobile phone companies are already thinking of new applications for this little device that accompanies us everywhere. Some of these ideas are: means of payment, locator and person identifier. Always take into account the great advances suffered from the first mobile phone to the present. The evolution stage of cell phones can be divided into three generations:
First generation of cell phones
The first generation comprises from the appearance of the first cell phone in the world market known as "the brick" (DynaTac 8000X) until the end of the 80. These were characterized by being of analog technology for restricted use of oral communications. The predominant technology in this generation was the AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System)
Second generation of cell phones
The second generation made its appearance in the 90's, mostly are digital technology and have certain benefits highly valued as extended battery life, possibility of being safer and a greater definition in sound. These phones, and also some analogue phones, have the possibility of sending and receiving text messages (SMS), however, it is not yet in these years the "boom" of this tool that in recent years has been massively so amazing. At the end of the decade fever occurs by cell phones, ordinary people are added to the list of users, favored by the exchange rate and competition between different companies. The predominant technologies are: GSM (Global System by Mobile Communications); IS-136 (also known as TIA / EIA136 or ANSI-136) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and PDC (Personal Digital Communications), the latter used in Japan.
Third generation of cell phones
It is characterized by bringing together the previous technologies with the new technologies incorporated in the cell phones. Massification of cell phones is inaugurated. In these years the cell phones are provided with a chip, SIM card, where all the information is entered. One of the most important causes of the expansion in consumption up to humble capable of society is the existence in the market for GSM what is called "low range" as the Nokia 1100, Sagem XT, Motorola C200 or phone C 115, Alcatel, Siemens A56 or Sony Ericsson T106, all at very low prices and surrounded by promotions. However, the need to belong, to reach a certain social status is still present, the cell phone in addition to its communicative use does not cease to have a symbolic value of class membership, both young and senior executives who still today Benefiting from its services. Along with these "minor." In 2001 3G mobile phones were launched in Japan, which are based on UMTS (General Mobile Telecommunications Services). In this case, one of the final steps was taken in what is the mobile telephony and IT. The most significant development was the incorporation of a second camera to make video calls, that is, to talk to a person and see it at the same time through the mobile phone. This evolution in the cellular implies that today we are talking about a much wider market and consequently varied. Everything reflected in the advertising campaigns increasingly specific on one side and on the other in the sum of promotions and plans that try to cover the entire spectrum of potential customers.
Since its creation, the use of the mobile phone has been extended in such a way that, to this day, there is no person who does not have one - or more -. It began as an instrument that facilitated communication distance between people and currently has already with gaming applications, MP3, internet access.
Cooper was inspired by the series Star Trek to begin in the investigation of the mobile telephony; Although what really motivated him was the need for people to be constantly communicating.
America is always at the forefront, especially when it comes to technology and the most cutting - edge products almost always begin distribution in that country. During the last five years, smartphones have become a staple in the American Union and sold like hotcakes, but what are the most consumed? American country and its people, whether American or foreign, are regular users of such mobile devices and always remain at the forefront of new models and accessories are concerned. According to the site Insider Monkey and to everyone 's surprise, the phone sold in the US is not the house, the iPhone, in any of its versions. The smartphone is the most consumed Samsung.
The cell phone is a reality we cannot avoid. To the extent that cell phones provide us with an effective tool to have a better quality of life we will see how this type of technology will be part of our daily life. This evolution will progress until we become as normal as dialing a phone today. However, like everything else in life, excesses and abuse will always be bad, and now in America we have "Cell phone" which is nothing more than the habit of using the cell phone in excess, regardless of time, place, space and respect for others. We have lost the sense of respect for our neighbor, so that we have the freedom to speak, it does not seem to matter in the slightest that the rights that are supposedly at least to be shared by others are massacred. For us, today we have to be agents of change. In the way that we know better the different technologies of communications, in this case the cellular telephony, and we know how to use it correctly we can have more tools that help us to carry our work and our personal life better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor)
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/09/cooper.cell.phone.inventor/
http://www.adweek.com/digital/cell-phone-maker-martin-cooper-was-influenced-by-star-trek/
http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-best-selling-smartphones-in-the-us-2015-rankings-36737