Sam Wilton

Oren Vered
Frazier Flasher
Jarod Barclay

Title Slide
Hi, Im Sam Wilton, and this is our presentation on Cell Phones, an IT tool within mobile
technologies.
Intro (cell phone definition, purpose, etc)
Oxford dictionary defines a cellular phone, also known as a mobile phone, as a telephone with
access to a cellular radio system so it can be used over a wide area, without a physical
connection to a network. Most of us already know what cell phones are because of their direct
influence on our everyday lives. Our goal in this project is to break down the history, present,
and future of cell phones to give an idea of where this IT tool came from and where it might be
going.
History of the IT
The events listed here are some of the most important developments in the history of cellular
phones. In 1946 Bell System introduced the Mobile Telephone System, the first commercial
telephone service. In 1973 the Dyna TAC was created. This was the first handheld cellular
phone. It weighed 2.5 ibs, featured a talk time of 30 minutes, and took 10 hours to recharge. In
the 1980s phones began to operate on 1G, or first generation, networks. These were analog
networks that were unencrypted and easily subject to vulnerabilities such as eavesdropping. In
1989 Motorola introduced the MicroTAC 9800X. This was the first portable flip phone design
and prior to its release most mobile telephones were installed in cars because there was no
convenient way to store them on your person. In the 1990s the 2G or second generation
networks were introduced. These networks were digital rather than analogue. Now phone
conversations were digitally encrypted. Also introduced in 2G networks were data services,
beginning with the SMS. SMS, meaning short messaging service, was first used in 1992. On
December 3rd Neil Papworth sent the very first text message, a simple Merry Christmas.
History of the IT
In 1993 the IBM Simon was created. It is considered to possibly be the worlds first smart
phone because it combined features of a mobile phone, pager, fax machine, and a PDA. It even
had a touchscreen! In 1998 the company Radiolinja launched a service which allowed people to
download ringtones. This was the first downloadable content sold on mobile phones, paving the
way for future developments like App Stores. It was also in 1998 that the first 3G network was
launched, providing even faster data transmission rates. In the year 2000 J-Phone released the
first ever camera phone, the SCH-V200, in Japan. It wasnt until 2002 that Sprint released a

phone with this feature in North America. For a while phones got thinner and faster, but it wasnt
until 2007 that Apple revolutionized the cell phone. The touchscreen only iPhone was presented
by Steve Jobs as three devices in one: a music device with touch controls, a breakthrough
internet communicator, and revolutionary mobile phone. Following the iPhone in 2008 TMobile
introduced the G1, the first smartphone running on the Android operating system. Android would
go on to compete with the iOS offered on the iPhone all the way to the present day. Finally, in
2012 Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note, bringing attention and success to the Phablet
device. These are a combination of phones and tablets that feature a large display area at the cost
of being bigger and heavier. Some consider these to be the future of smart phones while others
prefer a device that is smaller and more easily portable.
Current cell phone uses
In present days, cell phones are a necessity of life. People use cell phones for more than just
calls. They came from the bulky boxes they once were to essentially being tiny computers.
Besides using cell phones for their original purpose, making calls, a survey found that nearly
80% of cell phone users use their phones to also take pictures and send/receive text messages.
There are also many other uses that cell phones in the present can perform like accessing the
internet, checking your bank account, or using GPS to find your way to a desired destination.
Cell phones are also a major social tool. Social media such as Facebook, Instagram and twitter
are widely used on mobile technologies. This lets people connect in ways that would never have
been possible in the past.
Future of cell phones
While the question, where do we go from here, remains, mobile technologies are
expected to grow at the same, if not at an increasing, rate. It is expected that wearable
technologies will become mainstream, namely the Google Glass and Apple Watch. While these
technologies are already used globally, the percentage of consumers that actually use them are
still in the minority. Wearable technologies will enhance everyday life to the point of where the
majority will become attracted to it and consequently utilize it on a day-to-day basis just like a
smartphone.
It is also expected that phones will become an active controller for household items such
as television, lights, or any electronic household item. Smartphones will continue to become part
of everyday life, even more than it is today, until it can be applied to anything. One such aspect is
even education. It is predicted that more creative applications will be made, those in which will
enrich learning and overall school experience. Entire curriculums may be built around
smartphones or tablets, further necessitating the need for the average person to be in possession
of one.
Technical Aspects past and present
When Martin Cooper made the first mobile phones, the cost was around $3995. Now, the most
recent iPhone, iPhone 6s, costs around $400 and the Samsung galaxy S6 edge is around $230.
Cell phones are pretty easy to use for the generations that have grown up around them. For the
older generations, cell phones seem to be a bit trickier to use. Teaching new technologies to

elders is usually pretty time consuming and repetitive. Cell phones are more complex now then
theyve ever been. For example, the iPhone 6S has over 1.5 million apps and a 12-megapixel
camera. It also takes 4k videos, which is up to 4 times the resolution of 1080p HD video. You
can also take live pictures, which are basically gifs. Some phones even have touch ID now which
lets you unlock your phone with your fingerprint. Cell phones are a pretty stable technology
because everyone uses them. Cell phone users range from elementary school children to retired
grandparents and they all use them for different reasons. I also believe cell phones are very
reliable because you can get a lot done on a cell phone. People rely on them for basically
everything now a days. The Pew Research Center did a survey laying out how Americans feel
about cell phones. 54 percent of the people surveyed said their cell phones were not always
needed while the other 46 percent said they couldnt live without their phones. As long as you
keep them charged and in good condition, you shouldnt run into any problems while using them.
Conclusion
Our project aimed to show that the development of the modern cell phone was a long process
comprised of many smaller developments, as well as show the necessity of the cell phone in
modern life. The future of the cell phone is something we can only speculate. With technology
we know the future can be difficult to predict, but using our knowledge of the past and our
reasoning we have made some forecasts about the future. The cell phone isnt going anywhere
for the time being, it will just continue to evolve.
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