| “Today we are Mobile”. So Simple and so | | | | (Frequency Modulation) came to the picture. Till the end |
| Smart phrase. People who are not having even a | | | | of World War II , the technical development in the field |
| savings account in a bank or even a credit card, one | | | | of radio and other wireless technologies were done by |
| can find a mobile handset with them. World has seen | | | | Government bodies , in different countries. But the birth |
| so many innovations both Technical and Business, but | | | | of “cellular” concept came just after the |
| if we club these two together I’m sure it will be a | | | | innovation of “Integrated Circuits”. |
| real hard job to find out a faster and smarter | | | | B. The 1G Era: Analog Cellular: Based on Analog |
| innovative example beyond the word called | | | | Transmission ; launched in early ‘80s, the 1G |
| “Mobility”. It’s just awesome. This specific | | | | networks were for voice communication. The basic |
| segment has shown tremendous growth in both | | | | concepts came from two key standards, (i) the Nordic |
| Technology and Marketing innovation and in this small | | | | NMT and, (ii) the US AMPS. In late ‘80s, when 1G |
| article I’m trying to inscribe the most important | | | | took its own pace, different standards started getting |
| Technology Innovations in a chronological way. | | | | popularity in different regions, for example, NTT’s |
| A. Pre-Cellular Era: In 1895, Marconi transmitted | | | | proprietary standard in Japan, US AMPS in North |
| wireless signals and it gave birth of radio. Till the end of | | | | America, the British Standard (a derivative of US |
| World War I, wireless innovation took place in AM | | | | Standard) in Western Europe and NMT standards in |
| (Amplitude Modulation) technology. Then FM | | | | Scandinavian countries. |