Wireless Phones
The notion of wireless phones represents one of the several denominations used to refer to cellphones, hand phones or mobile phones. Although initially designed to support the standard voice functions specific to a regular phone, such devices have increased their complexity in time, receiving more and moreaccessories and additional services. Thus, a whole range of other functions are available: besides normal messeging, you can get instant SMS, listen to the radio, watch TV, check your email, play games, browse the web, access the GPS, take photos or shoot videos with the inbuilt camera and so on. Wireless phones are really jam-packed with features, some more complex than the others.
Martin Cooper, the Motorola researcher is acclaimed as the father of the wireless phones. As for the first cellular citywide network, that was launched in Japan in 1979. Only in the mid-eighties were the first automatic networks introduced, this time in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The commercial technology of wireless phones has come a long way since then, with a great revolution and evolution in the cellular system and the technological systems they rely on.
Real competition between wireless phones and their producers started in the early 90s in the real sense of the word since that was the time when the GSM standard was first introduced. From SMS text messaging to real conversations there was only a step, and ever since, cellulars have climbed in the top of the communication pyramid. To understand the ample exposure of the phenomenon, we can refer to the drop in the camera sales that appeared after the introduction of the built-in cell high quality cameras that allow picture taking in great resolution format and at the same superior technical standards.
The Internet and the evolution of the wireless phones ran in parallel for a while before overlapping, and since then they have remained inseparable. This is how we got to enjoy the modern facilities such as email, fax, web browsing and even online video watching on the mobile. Digital technology also heavily contributed to the invention of sophisticated batteries and the miniaturization of all the cellphone components. With all the incredible level of complexity things have reached today, one has to wonder where the road is taking us further. Will we try to make things simple again or further relish the intricate features of the smart phones?