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In 1985- the seeds of a revolution were sown in the UK when people were first able to communicate using one of the most remarkable items of personal technology to have been developed - the mobile phone.The authors- both acknowledged experts in this field- explore the origins of the mobile phone in the UK and its evolution over the following thirty years. Throughout the book they anaylse the background developments- such as the licensing of new networks- the emergence of new data services and the technical evolution through TACS- GSM- UMTS and LTE as well as the development of text messaging and the integration of the mobile with the web. Alongside this- the authors explore the design and technical changes to the handsets- including the integration of cameras- the emergence of apps and the trend-setting influence of the iPhone.Ranging from 1G through to the current 4G networks- this book tells you everything you need to know about the development of the mobile phone in the UK....