1991 ⟶ First GSM Telephone Call

The world's first GSM telephone call is made in Finland.
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2023

📱 Televerket Launches Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) System

Televerket, a Swedish state-owned corporation, launched the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system.⟶
Televerket Launches Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) System (1981)
TelecommunicationsMobile PhonesCommunication
SwedenSwedenNorwayNorwayDenmarkDenmarkFinlandFinland

📱 Comvik Launches Unlicensed Commercial Cellular System

Comvik, a Swedish telecommunications company, launched the first commercial automatic cellular system. However, according to the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, the company launched an unlicensed automatic system. Comvik didn’t receive a license to operate until December 1981, two months after the NMT system was launched.⟶
Comvik Launches Unlicensed Commercial Cellular System (1981)
TelecommunicationsCellular TechnologyWireless CommunicationMobile PhonesTechnology History
SwedenSweden

📞 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

📱 First SIM Card Developed by Giesecke & Devrient

The first sim card is developed by Munich smart-card maker Giesecke & Devrient.⟶
First SIM Card Developed by Giesecke & Devrient (1991)
TelecommunicationsMobile PhonesDigital RevolutionCommunication
GermanyGermany

📱 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

🛡️ Finland Formally Enters NATO

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