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The Rise of the Smartphone: 20 Years of Mobile Innovation

republiĉ WIRELE ss RISE OF THE SMARTPHONE: 20 Years of Mobile Innovation While cellular technology's been around for 40 years, it's only in the last 20 that smartphones have become necessities in our lives. Along with smartphone technology came the staggering cost of wireless data transfers that has been bumping up cell bills for the past decade. But WiFi technology has evolved alongside smartphones and is now pushing down the true cost of mobile Internet, making smartphones more affordable and accessible for everyone. 1983 Enter "the Brick" First analog cellular phone Motorola DynaTac 800 X 1.75 lbs $3,995 ($9,374 today) We talk. O 1G network FEATURES: 1993 Talk only - 60 minutes of talk time to a 10-hour charge Simon says, "Let there be digital!" AVERAGE U.S. CELL PHONE BILL: 2G digital cellular $50/month ($117 today) plus $.40 ($.94) per minute during peak times IBM Simon Personal Communicator $895 ($1,450 today) ● 2G network O FEATURES: Talk, text, fax, some simple apps like We talk. We text. clock, calculator, notepad, e-mail 1999 AVERAGE AIRTIME PER USER: WiFi emerges 115 minutes/month A new wireless technology gives home broadband Internet a big boost AVERAGE U.S. CELL PHONE BILL: $67/month ($109 today with inflation) 2002 Surfin' USA 3G mobile broadband cellular BlackBerry 7230 3G network One of the first smartphones in North America to offer WiFi networking and a QWERTY keyboard We talk. We text. We surf. FEATURES: 2007 Talk, text, web browsing, e-mail, Mp3 player, camera, QWERTY keyboard Worlds collide The first advanced smartphones like the Apple iPhone and Samsung Android with WiFi compatibility and unlimited open-source apps create a smartphone explosion around the world AVERAGE AIRTIME PER USER: 320 minutes/month (400 Kbps - 1.2 Mbps) AVERAGE U.S. CELL PHONE BILL: $47/month 2010 A new generation of speed 4G mobile ultra-broadband cellular Samsung Craft Up to 15 Mbps 4G network ● 2012 FEATURES: We talk. We text. We surf. WiFi takes over Talk, text, web browsing, e-mail, WiFi connection, music, 5MP camera with video, unlimited apps Hundreds of millions of homes around the world have WiFi access and more AVERAGE AIRTIME PER USER: than one million public hotspots are available around the world 708 minutes/month (1.5 Mbps - 15 Mbps) About 70% of all global smartphone data and 63% of US traffic travels through wireless networks AVERAGE U.S. CELL PHONE BILL: $67/month • The Wireless Broadband Alliance predicts a 350% rise in public WiFi hotspots to a total of 5.8 million worldwide hotspots • Average U.S cell phone bill: $71 (48% of Americans say their bill was $100 or more) 2013 The new age of mobile WiFi + Cell Hybrid Calling AVERAGE U.S. SMARTPHONE BILL: Motorola Moto X $83/month Republic wireless develops advanced WİFİ/Cell Hybrid Calling allowing low rates on plans comparable to major carriers and data transfer speeds up to 1.3Gbps MOST POPULAR REPUBLIC PLAN: Takes advantage of millions of free and cheap wireless signals everywhere by routing calls, texts and data through them We talk. We text. We surf. $25/month Seamless transitions to 3G and 4G networks when WiFi isn't available (34 Мbpe- 1.3 GЬре) SOURCES: davemanuel.com | motorolasolutions.com | news.bbc.co.uk | v3.co.uk | businessweek.com ctia.org | statista.com | economist.com | engadget.com | online.wsj.com | informatandm.com wballiance.com | business.time.com | wired.com | androidcentral.com republic WIRELESS

The Rise of the Smartphone: 20 Years of Mobile Innovation

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Cell phones have been around for 40 years and the last 20+ years have brought huge advancements in the evolution of mobile technology. Starting in 1992 with IBM’s Simon, U.S. consumers have enj...

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