1996 ⟶ First Commercial Mobile Web Service Launched with Texting

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📞 First GSM Telephone Call

The world's first GSM telephone call is made in Finland.⟶
First GSM Telephone Call (1991)
TelecommunicationsMobile PhonesWireless CommunicationDigital Revolution
FinlandFinland

💻 Linus Torvalds Releases First Linux Kernel

October 5: Linus Torvalds launches the first version of the Linux kernel.⟶
Linus Torvalds Releases First Linux Kernel (1991)
Operating SystemsSoftware DevelopmentOpen SourceComputer ScienceInternetInformation Technology
FinlandFinland

📡 Ericsson Mobile Develops First Generation of Bluetooth

First generation of Bluetooth is developed by Ericsson Mobile. A form of data communication on short distances between electronic devices.⟶
Ericsson Mobile Develops First Generation of Bluetooth (1994)
Wireless CommunicationMobile TechnologyTelecommunicationsNetworkingDigital Revolution
SwedenSweden

📱 First Commercial Mobile Web Service Launched with Texting

Mobile web was first commercially offered in Finland on the Nokia 9000 Communicator phone, and it was also the first phone with texting.⟶
First Commercial Mobile Web Service Launched with Texting (1996)
Mobile TechnologyWireless CommunicationInternet
FinlandFinland

📱 NTT DoCoMo Launches i-mode

NTT DoCoMo launches i-mode, the first integrated Online App store for mobile phones.⟶
NTT DoCoMo Launches i-mode (1999)
Mobile TechnologyInternetWireless CommunicationTelecommunications
JapanJapan

🛡️ Finland Formally Enters NATO

April 4: Finland joins NATO.⟶
Finland Formally Enters NATO (2023)
NATOMilitary AllianceGeopoliticsCold War LegacySecurityEuropean UnionDefense
FinlandFinland