GSM technology celebrates 20 years of calls - happy birthday!

01 July, 2011
Happy birthday to GSM - the first GSM call on a commercial network was placed on 1 July, 1991. And here we are, 20 years later when GSM is the predominant technology for cell phones, a proud grand parent...

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  • j
  • john
  • 98W
  • 01 Jul 2011

Really !!
It's good news may b some day v will celebrate 100 years ...
happy birthday GSM tec
happy birthday Revouliotion
happy birthday human mind

    • Q
    • Questions.
    • p7g
    • 01 Jul 2011

    nd the first GSM phone is the Nokia you can see first in the Nokia phones in here. We have it at home. Proppably still works but don't have the correct charger.

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      • maddy
      • 2ZH
      • 01 Jul 2011

      ha ha ha ha

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        • AnonD-4697
        • LuN
        • 01 Jul 2011

        I like more digital BUT GSM is an standard now in tech. HB to GSM and fundators :P

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          • Anonymous
          • t7J
          • 01 Jul 2011

          hello...

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            • AnonD-3869
            • teu
            • 01 Jul 2011

            Many Happy Returns of the Day GSM............!!!

              • J
              • Jiezel91
              • K7f
              • 01 Jul 2011

              Happy Birthday GSM!

              It's good to go down the memory lane and look back actually. And mind you, Nokia is the key developer of the GSM standard.

              It really hurts to know that the key company that contributed largely to the GSM standard, the company that did its best to make lives easier, which by the way was the first to make a series of handheld portable phones, is currently struggling (corporate-wise) being made even more disastrous in the hands of that Microsoft Trojan Horse (*cough* STEPHEN ELOP *cough*)!

              Sorry to hijack the good vibes in this article but NOKIA, YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO FIRE STEPHEN ELOP!!!

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                • Anonymous
                • 2SM
                • 01 Jul 2011

                happy bday!!!

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                  • sun9977
                  • 2S$
                  • 01 Jul 2011

                  many many happy returns of the day

                    • D
                    • AnonD-7555
                    • Lr4
                    • 01 Jul 2011

                    where would we be without GSM?! happy birthday!

                      • L
                      • Laurynas
                      • 0xM
                      • 01 Jul 2011

                      [deleted post]Lern to read!

                        • D
                        • AnonD-11825
                        • 39N
                        • 01 Jul 2011

                        We all here because of this technology!!!

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                          • Big Joe
                          • srr
                          • 01 Jul 2011

                          Congratulations.Twenty years has gone so quick.The cellulars know more than the early calculators

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                            • papu
                            • 2ZH
                            • 01 Jul 2011

                            happy b day to gsm

                              • r
                              • rpr
                              • 2ZH
                              • 01 Jul 2011

                              happy birthday GSM...

                                • P
                                • Pround Finn
                                • nS%
                                • 01 Jul 2011

                                Thanks to Nokia and Radiolinja (nowadays Elisa Oyj). Finland owns! We were the first and still the best.

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                                  • AnonD-324
                                  • vGk
                                  • 01 Jul 2011

                                  Please dont tell me that the first call was made by the prime minister Harri Holkeri to call the deputy mayor of Tampere Kaarina Suonio.

                                  Let me let you all into a secret, the first call was made by that network itself, as it wanted to test the nework. B'coz just imagine if the prime minister was given the opportunity to make the call and the call failed, then it would be an embarrassment for the entire phone network and their GSM license would have been withdrawn.

                                  By the way, where was Apple IPhone, I guess they were thinking about manufacturing the Ipod after a decade.

                                  Cheers!!

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                                    • Ganesh Netha
                                    • p%s
                                    • 01 Jul 2011

                                    Happy Birthday to GSM.
                                    This is really awesome web which provide great informations
                                    about all the latest technologies on mobile communication device world.
                                    Thanks to every one who supporting GSM and it come through from very hard work.
                                    Once again Happy Birthday to GSM

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                                      • Krunal Patel
                                      • Thr
                                      • 01 Jul 2011

                                      Was this the reason there was minor black-out in NYC (queens area)...couldnt make no phone calls no txt nothing for few hrs lolz, it was back to reg. around like 1 o'clock ...anyways happy b'day gsm

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • srf
                                        • 01 Jul 2011

                                        hbd happ birth day . there should be 20 candels