History of Wireless Communications
From Building the Wireless Future® to Expanding the Wireless Frontier™
1903
- The first international wireless conference was held in Berlin.
1906
- Reginald Fessenden successfully completed an 11-mile wireless telephone call from his laboratory in Brant Rock, MA.
1912
- The Radio Act was the first domestic legislation to address radio spectrum allocation.
1921
- One-way radio messaging service started by Detroit Police Department.
1941
- Motorola two-way radio installed in a police cruiser.
1946
- The first commercial mobile radiotelephone service was introduced in St. Louis.
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