Nokia Firsts in Telecommunications
Did you know that the world's first international cellular mobile telephone network NMT was opened in Scandinavia in 1981 with Nokia introducing the first car phones for the network? Or, that the world's first NMT handportable, the Nokia Cityman, was launched in 1987?

Year 2007

Nokia became the first phone maker to add energy saving alerts to mobiles. Read more

Year 2006

Nokia and M1 completed the first HSUPA data call with Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station. Read more Nokia and Elisa completed the world's first commercial WCDMA900 data call. Read more Digita and Nokia signed world's first commercial DVB-H mobile TV platform supply contract. Read more

Year 2005

Nokia announced world's first commercial solution for managing DVB-H broadcast services. Read more The Nokia 6630 imaging smartphone has as the first device in the world achieved global GCF 3G WDCMA Certification. The certification was achieved based on the requirements defined by Global Certification Forum (GCF), an independent industry body which provides network compliancy requirements and testing for GSM/WCDMA mobile devices. Read more SBS Finland's Kiss FM became the first radio station in the world to begin Visual Radio broadcasts. This unique new concept developed by Nokia offers the listeners the possibility to give feedback and to participate in programs easier than ever before. Read more Nokia introduced a new product for secure mobile contactless payments and ticketing. The world's first Near Field Communications (NFC) product for payment and ticketing will be an enhanced version of the already announced Nokia NFC shell for Nokia 3220 phone. Read more

Year 2004

Using Nokia's CDMA Dual-Stack handset, Nokia demonstrated the industry's first Mobile IPv6 call at the 3G World Congress Convention and Exhibition in November. The demonstration highlighted real-time streaming video with seamless handoff between two CDMA access networks using Mobile IPv6. Read more
2 (9) Nokia announced the Nokia NFC (Near Field Communication) shell, the latest step in the development of innovative products for mobile communications, in November. With the Nokia NFC shell on their phone, consumers will be able to easily access a variety of services and conveniently exchange information with a simple touch gesture utilizing NFC technology. Read more In October, Nokia and TeliaSonera Finland successfully conducted the world's first EDGE-WCDMA 3G packet data handover in a commercial network. Read more Achieving a first for the Asia-Pacific region, Nokia, MediaCorp Technologies, M1 and the Media Development Authority of Singapore jointly showcased a live end-to-end mobile phone TV broadcast over a DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld) network at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore. Read more Nokia and Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced the first pre-integrated and validated S60 Reference Implementation based on TI's OMAP(TM) processor-powered reference design in February. The Reference Implementation is available immediately to S60 licensees. Read more

Year 2003

Nokia and Jay-Z teamed up to create a music and wireless industry first with the Black Phone. Read more Nokia unveiled the world's first GSM push-to-talk handset, the sports-inspired Nokia 5140 phone. Read more Nokia demonstrated world's first dual stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset. Read more Nokia announced that the world's first cdma2000 1xEV-DV high-speed packet data phone call was completed at Nokia's CDMA product creation center in San Diego. The call, achieving a peak data rate of 3.09 Mbps, was made between a test set based on a commercially available Nokia 2285 handset upgraded with a Nokia 1xEV-DV chipset and a Racal Instruments, Wireless Solutions Group, 1xEV-DV basestation emulator. This chipset is the world's first to support complete 1xEV-DV Release C functionality. Read more Nokia launched First SSL-based Remote Access Solution to Enable Enterprises to Customize and Secure Remote Connectivity. Read more Nokia introduced first GSM module for machine-to-machine applications. Read more

Year 2002

Nokia announced the Nokia 6200 tri-band (GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900MHz) phone, the world's first 3GPP compliant EDGE (Enhanced Data-Rates for GSM Evolution) handset, offering users advanced voice features and robust mobile data services via high speed Internet connectivity. Read more
3 (9) Nokia introduced the world's first handset for WCDMA and GSM networks. Read more As operators move toward the next generation of wireless, Nokia unveiled its first handsets designed to support advanced services across both GSM/GPRS 850MHz and 1900MHz networks. Read more Nokia and Omnitel Vodafone made the first rich call in an end-to-end All-IP mobile network. Read more First ever international MMS roaming and interconnection via Sonera GRX and Nokia MMSCs. Read more Nokia succesfully made the first 3G WCDMA packet data calls between its commercial network infrastructure and terminals in its laboratories in Finland. The Nokia 3G WCDMA network and terminal used were based on the commercial standard level known as 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) Release 99 June 2001 version. This was the first time that packet data has been transmitted end-to-end on a commercial system based on the above mentioned commercial standard. Read more Nokia unveiled world's first TDMA handsets with full-color displays. Read more

Year 2001

Nokia and the Finnish operator Sonera conducted the world's first Wireless LAN roaming based on GSM technology. Sonera is making use of Nokia technology that allows mobile operators to offer broadband wireless Internet services in Wireless LAN access zones. Read more Nokia, Nordea and Visa International to pilot the world's first Electronic Mobile Payment Services based on dual chip technology. Read more Wireless Village Initiative Demonstrated World's First interoperable Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services. Read more Nokia made the world's first 3G WCDMA voice call on commercial 3GPP system. Read more Nokia completed world's first GSM 850 call in a live network. Read more Nokia Unveiled the Industry's First Multi-Gigabit Platform Delivering Breakthrough Check Point FireWall-1 Throughput. Read more Nokia demonstrated world's first easy and secure wireless LAN authentication. Read more
4 (9) Nokia demonstrated first XHTML microbrowser on standard mobile phone. Read more Nokia launched world's first 3GPP compliant E-OTD positioning system. Read more Nokia introduced the industry first multimedia messaging solution, the Nokia Artuse (TM) MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) Center, a high-capacity platform for the next wave of mobile messaging. The solution enables operators to introduce multimedia messaging services combining new rich content, such as audio and video clips, photographs and images with the traditional text messaging. Read more Nokia launched world's first demonstration of Mobile IPv6-based multimedia network. Read more

Year 2000

Nokia introduced the world's first IPv6-enabled end-to-end GPRS network. Operators can use Nokia GPRS networks to provide their customers with new types of services that bring benefits offered by IPv6, such as global reachability and end-to-end security. Read more Nokia introduced the world's first TETRA WAP browser which brings powerful WAP applications to TETRA professional mobile radio networks. WAP over TETRA provides a new method of data communication for professionals. It enables real-time direct access to various customer and technical databases in only a few seconds. Read more Nokia unveiled 3G SGSN - an industry first enhancing GPRS networks for 3G. Read more Nokia has combined the versatility of WAP with the power of TETRA to introduce the world's first WAP services for digital professional mobile radio users. The new WAP services have been developed in cooperation with Finnish companies Helsinki Energy and Tekla Corporation. Read more Nokia and Sonera have completed tests that bring roaming capabilities for IP traffic between GPRS networks for the first time in the world. Read more The world's first fully standards compliant commercial GPRS network opened in China. Read more Nokia and Scandinavian Airlines Systems announced a partnership to bring Nokia mobile phones to the selection of goods sold on all international SAS flights. This is the first time mobile phones will be sold on airplanes. Read more Nokia launched the Nokia LiveSite platform, the world's first WCDMA implementation which is compatible with the latest 3GPP standards for third generation networks. Read more
5 (9) Nokia successfully carried out the world's first WAP service over a trial WCDMA system. The tests were completed in Beijing, China, where Chinese language WAP services were transmitted via the WCDMA system and radio network. Read more Nokia, a founding member of the SyncML initiative, announced that it had successfully demonstrated the world's first wireless Internet synchronization using the SyncL protocol. Read more Nokia announced world's first GPRS roaming between M1 Singapore and Cable and Wireless HKT Mobile Services, Hong Kong. This is the first announcement of its kind in the world for GPRS inter-operator roaming. Read more Nokia was the first vendor in the world to bring full mobile IP packet data functionalities into TETRA networks. Nokia TETRA IP significantly enhances access to WAP services and more efficient WAP service development is possible with new TETRA IP functionalities. Read more

Year 1999

Nokia first to market with corporate WAP server. Read more The first official mobile call on the GSM 400 frequency. Read more Nokia introduced the world's first high-speed data terminal for wireless networks: the Nokia Card Phone 2.0 brings about a four-fold increase in data transmission speed. Read more Nokia announced the world's first media phone that is based on the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in Mobile Media Mode. The Nokia 7110 dual band GSM 900/1800 media phone has been designed to enable easy access to Internet content from a mobile phone. Read more Nokia completed the world's first WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) phone call through a public switched telephone network. Read more

Year 1998

Nokia delivered world's first ETSI standard ADSL and IP network to Telecom New Zealand, thereby marking the start of commercial delivery of broadband data services using the ADSL network. Read more The world's smallest NMT 450 phone, the Nokia 650, sets a new benchmark for NMT 450 technology. As a special additional feature and first in the market, the Nokia 650 has a built-in FM radio. Read more The Nokia 5100 series, the first mobile phones with user-changeable covers. Read more
6 (9) The world's first live High-Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) network. Read more The Nokia LPS-1 loopset, an easy to use device for smooth interaction between a hearing aid and a digital mobile phone. It was the first product of its kind in the world. Read more A revolutionary new solution, the Nokia GSM Intranet Office, giving employees total mobility in the workplace via the company intranet. The world's first GSM Intranet Office combining GSM with office IP telephony. Read more The Nokia 9110 Communicator, the first hand-held mobile device supporting wireless imagining. Read more Nokia Debuts Guggenheim Exclusive "Art Edition" Phone as First in Design Series. Read more The Nokia Intelligent Frequency Hopping (IFH) solution, part of the Nokia Soft Capacity concept, the first solution of its kind in today's GSM markets. Read more

Year 1997

The world's first four TETRA networks were delivered by Nokia. Read more A new handset for the NMT 450 standard, the Nokia 540, which is the world's first NMT phone with Navi Key. Read more The world's first digital satellite receiver with Common Interface, the DVB 9600 S. Read more The next generation GSM product family, the Nokia 6100 series. New standards for operating times and a set of innovative industry-first features, including audio quality and an entirely new Profile function which enables users to adjust the phone settings according to various situations. Read more Next generation half-rate handportable for the digital PDC standard in Japan. With this introduction, Nokia is the first company to demonstrate an entirely new, innovative feature for PDC handsets, which enables calling by voice activation. Read more The world's first GSM dual band base station, the Nokia GSM 900/1800 Dual Band BTS. This provides the possibility to integrate GSM 1800 transceivers (TRXs) into an existing GSM 900 Base station (BTS). Read more The first call on the Helsinki City Energy Company's digital TETRA network was made. The network, called officially HelenNet by Helsinki City Energy Company, is the world's first network taken into operative use, according to the TETRA standard.' Read more

7 (9) First-ever interactive telematic wireless health care tool for supporting the treatment of chronic diseases, e.g., diabetes. By introducing a new WLL solution, Easyway Access, Nokia became the first supplier on the market to link GSM radio access to a wireline local exchange. Read more The first manufacturer to provide a complete Smart Messaging solution, a new direct Internet access service technology specially designed for mobile phone users, to network operators and service providers. Read more The Nokia 3810, the first mobile phone specially designed for Asian consumers. Read more Nokia launched its Mediamaster DVB 9200S Free-To-Air, and was the first manufacturer to launch a digital satellite receiver in the UK. Read more A new GSM handportable, the Nokia 3110, with the Navi-Key menu system that allows fast, one-button access to the functions of the phone. Read more A new mobile phone offering a new innovative power management solution, the Nokia 1611 with a unique option, the solar cell battery. Read more

Year 1996

The Nokia 8100 product family, the first with an innovative, ergonomically comfortable design. Chinese character short messaging service and Chinese user interface were launched in the Nokia 8110 mobile phone. Nokia was the first manufacturer to offer both simplified and traditional character sets in the same phone. Read more The first digital multimedia terminal in the world, the Nokia Mediamaster. Read more The Nokia 2160, the first available dual mode AMPS/TDMA phone. Read more The Nokia 9000 Communicator, the world's first all-in-one mobile communications tool introduced at the CeBIT exhibition. Read more

Year 1995

The world's first integrated wireless payphone. Nokia PrimeSite, the world's smallest base station for GSM/DCS cellular mobile networks. Read more
8 (9) The new joint venture, Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd., was established: the first factory to manufacture large scale GSM systems and equipment in China. Read more

Year 1994

The first offical GSM call in the People4s Republic of China made on a Nokia phone on Beijing TA4s network, supplied by Nokia. The first European manufacturer to start selling mobile phones in Japan. The world's first Data Communications Server (DaCS), providing fully digital, fast access to corporate LANs. The world's first digital cellular data products, including the Nokia PC Card and the Nokia Cellular Data Card. Inmarsat made the world's first satellite telephone call with Nokia's pocket-size GSM handset. The first manufacturer to launch series of handportable phones for all digital standards (GSM, TDMA, PCN, Japan Digital). The Nokia 2100 was the world's smallest and lightest family of digital products.

Year 1993

The first Personal Communications Network based on GSM 1800 standard delivered by Nokia. The world's first SMSC (Short Message Service Centre) taken into commercial use in Europolitan's Nokia network. The world's first credit card size cellular modem card developed with AT&T Paradyne.

Year 1992

The Nokia 1011, the first digital handportable phone for GSM networks. The Nokia 100 series, the first family of handportale phones for all analog networks.

Year 1991

The first manufacturer to have a large-scale production-ready GSM phone. The world's first genuine GSM call made using Radiolinja's network, supplied by Nokia.

Year 1990

The world's first Radio Data System (RDS) and Mobile Search (MBS) text pagers.

Year 1989

The world's first Actionet trunking mobile radio network was brought into operation. The world's first fast-poll 14,400 bps (bits-per-second) modem.

Year 1988

The world's first ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) exchange conforming to CCITT standards, manufactured by Nokia, was brought into use in Finland.

Year 1987

The world's first NMT handportable, the Nokia Cityman.

Year 1984

The world's first portable NMT car telephone, the Nokia Talkman.

Year 1982

Europe's first digital telephone exchange, the DX 200.

Year 1981

The world's first international cellular mobile telephone network NMT opened in Scandinavia with Nokia introducing the first car phones for the network.

Year 1969

Nokia introduced the world's first 30-channel PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) transmission equipment conforming to the standards of CCITT (Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony).