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Cellular phone network

Recorded year1979

NTT opens the first cellular network in Tokyo in 1979; analogue 1G systems reach the US in 1983 with Motorola's DynaTAC handheld.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.