Nokia GSM
In
1987, GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is adopted as the European
standard for digital mobile technology. With its high-quality voice calls, international
roaming and support for text messages, GSM ignites a global mobile revolution.
As a key player in developing this new technology, Nokia is able to take full
advantage.
Nokia
was one of the key developers of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications),
the second-generation mobile technology which could carry data as well as voice
traffic. NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephony), the world's first mobile telephony
standard that enabled international roaming, provided valuable experience for
Nokia for its close participation in developing GSM, which was adopted in 1987
as the new European standard for digital mobile technology.
In
1989:
Nokia
delivered its first GSM network to the Finnish operator Radiolinja in 1989. The
world's first commercial GSM call was made on 1 July 1991 in Helsinki, Finland
over a Nokia-supplied network, by then Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri,
using a prototype Nokia GSM phone.
In
1992:
The
first GSM phone, the Nokia 1011, was launched. The model number refers to its
launch date, 10 November. The Nokia 1011 did not yet employ Nokia's
characteristic ringtone, the Nokia tune.
In 1994:
Nokia
launches the 2100 series, the first phones to feature the Nokia Tune ringtone.
Based on Gran Vals, a classical guitar piece composed by Francisco Tarrega in
the 19th century, it is probably one of the most frequently played pieces of
music in the world. The Nokia 2100 series goes on to sell 20 million phones
worldwide. Nokia’s target had been 400,000.
1994 also sees the world’s first satellite
call, made using a Nokia GSM handset. Hear Gran Vals, the inspiration for the
Nokia Tune.
GSM's
high-quality voice calls, easy international roaming and support for new
services like text messaging (SMS) laid the foundations for a worldwide boom in
mobile phone use. GSM came to dominate the world of mobile telephony in the
1990s, in mid-2008 accounting for about three billion mobile telephone
subscribers in the world, with more than 700 mobile operators across 218
countries and territories. New connections are added at the rate of 15 per
second, or 1.3 million per day.
By
1998:
Nokia
is the world leader in mobile phones. The strategic decision to focus on
telecommunications, plus early investment in GSM, has paid off. Between 1996
and 2001, Nokia’s turnover increases almost fivefold from EUR 6.5 billion to
EUR 31 billion.
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