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The first phone calls beamed straight from satellites to everyday smartphones are going live nationwide — no cell tower needed, no special hardware required

Somewhere in rural Texas in April 2023, an ordinary Samsung Galaxy smartphone connected to a satellite 450 miles overhead and completed a voice call. No special antenna. No satellite phone. No cell ...
WHYY

Hello? From Bell’s First Call to Gen Z’s Telephobia: 150 Years of the Telephone

When Alexander Graham Bell made the first-ever phone call on March 10, 1876, he never could have dreamed how the telephone would evolve — not to mention the many ways it would end up changing the way ...
CNET

150 Years After the First Phone Call, We're Still Looking for 1-on-1 Connections

I spoke to an AT&T archivist about Alexander Graham Bell's famous transmission. Even though calls have changed, the reasons behind them are still the same. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...

How a telephone call 150 years ago changed the world forever

On March 10, 1886, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call from a laboratory in Boston, Massachusetts. The rest ...
Forbes

The First Cell Phone Call, 53 Years Later

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...