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Enabling technology for mobile phones was first developed in the 1940s but it was not until the mid-1980s that they became widely available. By 2011, it was estimated in Britain that more calls were made using mobile phones than wired devices. [1] The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the ...
Injured. 3,500+ [7] Perpetrator. Israel [b][9] On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria in an Israeli attack. [8] The attack killed at least 42 people, including at least 12 civilians, and wounded ...
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation[ 1 ][ a ] is the national broadcaster of Israel. It carries the blanket branding Kan in Hebrew (כאן, 'Here') and Makan in Arabic (مكان, 'A place'). Its news division, Kan News, [ b ] is the third biggest brand in Israeli newscasting, after HaHadashot 12 and Channel 13 News.
In 1986, Pelephone (the first cellular company in Israel) was established by Motorola and Tadiran. In October 1986, the Israeli Channel 2 started experimental broadcasts which continued for a period of seven years. Arutz Sheva (ערוץ 7 – Channel 7) was a radio station that served
Martin Cooper (inventor) Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928) is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field. [2][3] On April 3, 1973, he placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from ...
Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) was an analog mobile phone system standard originally developed by Bell Labs and later modified in a cooperative effort between Bell Labs and Motorola. It was officially introduced in the Americas on October 13, 1983, [1][2][3] and was deployed in many other countries too, including Israel in 1986, Australia ...
The Israel Broadcasting Authority was an outgrowth of the radio station Kol Yisrael, [1][2] which made its first broadcast as an independent station on 14 March 1948. The name of the organization operating Kol Yisrael was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951. The law creating the Israel Broadcasting Authority was passed by the Knesset ...
'Israel Today') is an Israeli national Hebrew-language free daily newspaper. Distributed for free around Israel, [ 6 ] it is the country's most widely distributed newspaper. [ 7 ] [ 2 ] Owned by the family of the late Sheldon Adelson , a businessman and political donor , Israel Hayom has been noted for its editorial stance and coverage of ...