Georges Doriot once said “Always remember that someone somewhere is making a product that will make your product obsolete”.
This saying perfectly applies to mobile phone technology. Starting from the Motorola DynaTac in 1973 it has progressed more in the past three decades than computer technology has in the past 60 years. According to Informat Telecoms and Media the amount of mobile phones exceeds the population in 30 countries, and 80% of the world’s population today can have access to cellular phone or mobile phone service.
Mobile phone technologies are very limited in numbers. On the other hand, cell phone manufacturers and service providers are constantly increasing in numbers. As a result, in the present day, we can consider mobile phones as the cheapest means of communication.
Mobile phones today are so easy to buy and most people all over the world have the device in their pockets. Competition between service providers to offer the best deal brought to an even more increased mobile phone penetration in developing and more developed countries.
Today a cellular phone is not just a means of communication. In the mid 1980s text messages came as a value added feature. Besides, it is known that in Japan people use mobile phones for paying their bills whilst the rest of the world uses mobile phones to browse the internet to check email and even send instant messages.
At present, mobile phones that can take photographs and capture video clips are the norms. In fact, mobile phones that can communicate with other electronic devices via Bluetooth technology are no longer news. Thus, mobile phones today are indeed all-in-one communication devices that can store contact numbers, has entertainment gadgets with built in digital cameras, internet access devices and personal computer as well.
In today’s world the main mobile phone standards are GSM and CDMA. GSM stands for Global System of Mobile Communications, which, with its standard compliance, ensures worldwide roaming for its users. Someone having a GSM mobile phone in the UK can use it in Brazil and can receive calls to the same number as the subscriber would in the UK. GPRS, EDGE and 3G are extensions of the GSM System used for high speed video conferencing and internet access.
CDMA standard offers high voice clarity and faster data transfer. However, some regions of the world, such as the European Union do not use CDMA, thus making it virtually useless if roaming internationally. CDMA and GSM are both available in countries like India, while in most countries you can only have one choice. GSM is the only standard available across the EU, but people have to depend solely on CDMA while traveling to Japan or South Korea.
Mobile phones today run from $20 up to $10000. With features ranging from talking to messaging, recording music and videos, transferring files, checking your email, browsing your favorite sites and sending instant messages. Indeed, these phones do everything imaginable. It’s pretty much a set of computer inside your pocket! We’ll then see what the future mobile phones can offer.
This saying perfectly applies to mobile phone technology. Starting from the Motorola DynaTac in 1973 it has progressed more in the past three decades than computer technology has in the past 60 years. According to Informat Telecoms and Media the amount of mobile phones exceeds the population in 30 countries, and 80% of the world’s population today can have access to cellular phone or mobile phone service.
Mobile phone technologies are very limited in numbers. On the other hand, cell phone manufacturers and service providers are constantly increasing in numbers. As a result, in the present day, we can consider mobile phones as the cheapest means of communication.
Mobile phones today are so easy to buy and most people all over the world have the device in their pockets. Competition between service providers to offer the best deal brought to an even more increased mobile phone penetration in developing and more developed countries.
Today a cellular phone is not just a means of communication. In the mid 1980s text messages came as a value added feature. Besides, it is known that in Japan people use mobile phones for paying their bills whilst the rest of the world uses mobile phones to browse the internet to check email and even send instant messages.
At present, mobile phones that can take photographs and capture video clips are the norms. In fact, mobile phones that can communicate with other electronic devices via Bluetooth technology are no longer news. Thus, mobile phones today are indeed all-in-one communication devices that can store contact numbers, has entertainment gadgets with built in digital cameras, internet access devices and personal computer as well.
In today’s world the main mobile phone standards are GSM and CDMA. GSM stands for Global System of Mobile Communications, which, with its standard compliance, ensures worldwide roaming for its users. Someone having a GSM mobile phone in the UK can use it in Brazil and can receive calls to the same number as the subscriber would in the UK. GPRS, EDGE and 3G are extensions of the GSM System used for high speed video conferencing and internet access.
CDMA standard offers high voice clarity and faster data transfer. However, some regions of the world, such as the European Union do not use CDMA, thus making it virtually useless if roaming internationally. CDMA and GSM are both available in countries like India, while in most countries you can only have one choice. GSM is the only standard available across the EU, but people have to depend solely on CDMA while traveling to Japan or South Korea.
Mobile phones today run from $20 up to $10000. With features ranging from talking to messaging, recording music and videos, transferring files, checking your email, browsing your favorite sites and sending instant messages. Indeed, these phones do everything imaginable. It’s pretty much a set of computer inside your pocket! We’ll then see what the future mobile phones can offer.
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