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From the word “motor” and the 1930s popular suffix “ola” comes the now popular global brand, Motorola, the company that introduced the popular Motorola Mobile Phones. Founded in 1928 by Paul and Joseph Galvin and its mother company understandably named Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, Motorola has come a long way since its conception.Company HistoryDespite its growing success, Motorola’s beginning was humble enough. From simple radio parts such as the battery eliminator, the company has since grown its product base to cellular infrastructure equipment, semiconductors, microprocessors and the like. The company is the primary supplier of microprocessors for the products of the following institutions, namely: Commodore Amiga, Apple Macintosh and Power Macintosh. Working closely with IBM and with Apple, the chip developed for the Power PC line is known as the AIM alliance.Unknown to many though, Motorola is also involved in defense electronics and works closely with the government in developing public safety technology. Their communication products go beyond the hugely popular Motorola Mobile Phones, the company also indulges in satellite systems, digital cable boxes and modems. Another interesting tidbit, by means of a set of 66 satellites, Motorola became the developer of the first ever global communication network.Who would have thought that the company that brought you the Motorola Mobile Phones is also the manufacturer of the first walkie-talkie? Motorola reached the second top slot in the competitive world of cellular technology back in 2005 because of the Motorola RAZR.Motorola Mobile PhonesMotorola introduced the world’s first mobile phones with its DynaTAC line, which was considered top of the line at the time with its 21-button keypad and rubber duck antenna. Today’s Motorola mobile phones show just how far the technology has gone—handsets are now slimmer, sleeker, more colorful, and more feature-packed as they come. Motorola now enjoys a unique place in the telecommunications market, offering handsets that feature stylish exteriors and a full range of features.Motorola also specialized in semiconductors and microprocessors, which proved an advantage in its fast market innovation. Before long, the company was picking up all the newest mobile phone technologies such as CDMA, 3G, high-resolution cameras, and video calling. In recent years it has also joined the slim-phone revolution, coming out with several handset lines that featured colored exteriors, clamshell form factors, and many other stylish add-ons. The first ‘slim’ Motorola phones were known to be lacking in features, but recent innovations have brought the newer models at par with the top-end phones of other brands. Today, Motorola mobile phones continue to be one of the company’s most lucrative and popular enterprises.The company was founded by Paul V. Galvin as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928. Its first product was a "battery eliminator," allowing consumers to operate radios directly from household current instead of the batteries supplied with early models. In the 1930s, the company successfully commercialized car radios under the brand name "Motorola," a word suggesting sound in motion. During this period, the company also established home radio and police radio departments; instituted pioneering personnel programs; and began national advertising. The name of the company was changed to Motorola, Inc., in 1947.The decade of the 1940s also saw the company begin government work and open a research laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona, to explore solid-state electronics. By the time of Paul Galvin's death in 1959, Motorola was a leader in military, space and commercial communications, had built its first semiconductor facility and was a growing manufacturer of consumer electronics.Under the leadership of Robert W. Galvin, Paul Galvin's son, Motorola expanded into international markets in the 1960s and began shifting its focus away from consumer electronics. The color television receiver business was sold in the mid-1970s, allowing Motorola to concentrate its energies on high-technology markets in commercial, industrial and government fields. By the end of the 1980s, Motorola had become the premier worldwide supplier of cellular telephones and in 1996 produced the 3.1 ounce, pocket-sized StarTACTM wearable cellular telephone.Following the merger with General Instrument Corporation, Motorola became a leader in cable modems and set-top terminals. Today, Motorola is harnessing the power of wireless, broadband and the Internet to deliver embedded chip system level and end-to-end network communication solutions for the individual, work team, vehicle and home.By selecting from the handsets displayed below you can quickly view all of the available motorola mobile phone information. All motorola mobile phone information is kept up to date and continuously updated. To read consumer reviews about the nokia handsets displayed here please go to the reviewe section. If you would like to enter a mobile phone review please select a handset which you are familiar with and enter the required information in the form next to that handset. By entering a review of a mobile phone handset you will automatically be entered into the Keep Talking UK win a mobile phone competition and be eligible to receive the Keep Talking UK newsletter. Your mobile phone review will be published on Keep Talking UK, subject to review by our editors, which will serve as a guide to other surfers.Making History: Developing the Portable Cellular SystemIn the communications world, the Motorola brand brings to mind innovation. Years of experience engineering portable two-way radio systems led to Motorola's vision of personal, portable communications. The result was the world's first commercial portable cellular phone in 1983. Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X phone and the cellular system behind it changed how the world communicates.Building the FoundationMotorola’s success in cellular had its roots in the company’s earlier research. Born as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in Chicago in 1928, the company was a radio communications pioneer. The company produced its first Motorola-branded car radio in 1930, followed soon after by radios for public safety officers. In 1940 Motorola developed its first handheld radio — the Handie-Talkie™ portable two-way radio, designed for the U.S. military. More two-way radios for public safety and businesses, and entertainment radios for consumers — many of them portable — were among the products the company made during the 1940s through the 1960s. Motorola had a mobility mindset dedicated to making communications available where and how people needed them.Welcoming Cellular TechnologyThe car radiotelephone industry provided a new opportunity for Motorola to help people communicate. Beginning in 1946 when radiotelephone service began in the U.S., the company produced mobile telephones in cars or "car phones," as they came to be called. Radiotelephones essentially were two-way radios connected to the landline telephone system.However, problems with car radiotelephone systems emerged as their popularity grew. Due to the limited number of available frequencies, car phone systems allowed only a few calls at one time. Frustrated callers often experienced long waits. In addition, radio channels could not be reused in nearby areas because of interference from the high-powered base stations.In 1968, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed to allocate frequencies in the 800-900 MHz range for a new technology to solve these problems. Cellular technology, conceptualized by Bell Laboratories (AT&T) years earlier, was a possible solution. Geographical areas would be broken into small adjacent cells and many more car phones could be used at one time. A network of cell sites would be supported by a call-switching infrastructure that tracked users as they moved through the network and automatically switched their calls as their location changed. By the early 1970s, AT&T and Motorola both announced plans for high-capacity mobile telephone systems based on cellular technology.Motorola's Portable Cellular ConceptWhile AT&T developed a system based on mobile (car) phones, Motorola decided to apply its decades of radio expertise and compete with AT&T for access to the proposed new radio frequencies.When Motorola engineers began researching cellular technology, they soon recognized its potential. But their vision went far beyond car-based phone technology. "When you park your car and leave, you can't use your mobile [car phone] but you can take your portable with you," stated Martin Cooper, who was one of the leaders in early cellular development at Motorola. The company's idea was a big one: It would involve not only creating a portable wireless phone, but also building the system and infrastructure to support it. The Motorola team would have to prove to the FCC that a cellular system compatible with portable phones would work. They did not have much time.Creating the first wireless portable cell phone in the world was an enormous challenge. No one had ever seen one before, so there was nothing to compare it to. Cooper called on Motorola's industrial design director, Rudy Krolopp, and his team to design the shape of the phone. A three-dimensional model needed to be built within days in order to have a working prototype for the FCC meeting in six weeks.After several days of continual work, Krolopp's team gathered for dinner at a nearby restaurant to present their concepts. Hours later, they emerged with a winning design. "We called it a shoe phone, because it sort of looked a little bit like a boot," recalled Krolopp.The design and engineering teams began to work together at a fast pace to meet the impending deadline. The engineers' challenge now was to make the electronics small enough to fit in the handset that Krolopp’s team designed. Fortunately, because of Motorola’s two-way radio and semiconductor experience, the company already held patents on, and manufactured, much of the basic electronics needed for a portable phone system.By February of 1973, Motorola had produced a working DynaTAC (DYNamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) portable phone prototype. They presented the DynaTAC prototype phone and system concept to the FCC, which soon announced that it would hold new hearings on allocating spectrum for cellular service. It was an incredible achievement for the Motorola team. But they now faced another challenge: designing a commercial large area system that would enable their portable phone to operate.Designing a Portable SystemThe DynaTAC cellular system required phone calls to be switched from cell to cell as users traveled. Making that happen without a high rate of dropped calls required innovative engineering. And foremost, Motorola had to create a high capacity system that worked with both portable phones and mobile car phones.The Motorola engineering team’s concept involved designing a large number of overlapping cells in a geographic area. Low powered transmitters in each cell allowed frequencies to be reused in cells farther away. Computerized network equipment tracked the moving caller through the system and automatically switched the call to a new cell and frequency as the caller changed locations (a process known as "hand-off"). The system automatically adjusted the phone's transmitting power so it would not interfere with neighboring cell sites and linked the call with the wireline telephone network. Specialized directional antennas focused the radio signal where it was needed. As more people subscribed to cellular services, the system could be expanded by splitting cells and making many smaller cells within the same geographic area. Because the radio channels used a narrower bandwidth than the older car radiotelephone system, hundreds more available channels meant more people could share the same radio spectrum.To test their concept Motorola engineers spent many hours in Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C., deploying experimental equipment, taking measurements and testing radio signals. The prototype system now was ready for a market trial with paying subscribers. When the F.C.C. granted a developmental license for the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area in 1977, Motorola supplied DynaTAC cellular equipment. One user summarized the new experience, "My business calls are automatically forwarded to my DynaTAC portable and I’m always in touch!"The DynaTAC cellular radiophone system’s unique features created a complete system tailored to the needs of both car and portable phones. While Motorola worked with U.S. government agencies to receive regulatory approval, the team continued to test and refine the technology. Meanwhile, the cellular concept was spreading through other parts of the world. Motorola began supplying systems and phones to other countries.Achieving A World FirstOn September 21, 1983, Motorola made history when the FCC approved the DynaTAC 8000X phone, the world's first commercial portable cell phone. After more than 10 years and a US$100 million investment, Motorola's commitment produced an innovative portable technology that revolutionized the communications industry and changed the lives of people around the world.Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been at the forefront of communication inventions and innovations for nearly 80 years. We have achieved extraordinary accomplishments along the way — such as making the equipment that carried the first words from the moon and leading the cellular communication revolution with the development of the world’s first handheld portable cellular phone, the DynaTAC (DYNamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage). We were the first to bring Push-to-Talk over Cellular to market. More recently, Motorola delivered the first all-digital high-definition television (HDTV) technical standard and demonstrated the world’s first WiMAX 802.16e mobile handoff.Today, Motorola develops a portfolio of technologies, solutions and services — including wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility solutions — that make mobile experiences possible. With the rapid convergence of fixed and mobile broadband Internet and the growing demand for next-generation mobile communication solutions, our mission is to lead the next wave of innovative products that meet the expanding needs of our customers around the world.An overview of our businessesEnterprise Mobility SolutionsGovernment and public safety first responders and commercial and industrial enterprises alike all demand access to real-time information everywhere. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business designs, manufactures, installs, and services analog and digital two-way radios, voice and data communication products and systems for private networks, Electronic Digital Assistants (EDAs), bar code scanners, RFID readers, wireless LAN infrastructure as well as end to end enterprise mobility solutions.Home & Networks MobilityConsumers demand rich mobile communication and in-home entertainment capabilities and system operators meet the need by delivering new services, increasing network throughput and system integrity. The Home & Networks Mobility business designs, manufactures, installs, and services digital and Internet Protocol (IP) video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery solutions, broadband access infrastructure systems, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers.Mobile DevicesThe mobile device is the hub of people’s lives, keeping them connected to the Internet, people, digital images, entertainment and content. The Mobile Devices business designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property.Corporate ResponsibilityWe harness the power of our global business to benefit society. Through our products, services and operations, we work to create economic opportunities and growth in regions where we do business. We know there is only one earth, so we foster sustainable use of the earth’s resources in our products and operations, and we strive to design environmentally conscious products. We also know there are many compelling needs in the world. Through charitable giving and by expanding access to technology and the accompanying socio-economic benefits of our products, we invest in the many communities where we operate. Our commitment to do the right thing extends to our global supply chain through a program of auditing and training. We set expectations for our suppliers and work with them to conduct their operations in compliance with applicable laws and accepted standards of fairness and human decency.The history of Motorola, Inc. can be traced back when Paul V. Galvin and Joseph E. Galvin (his brother) bought a business that deals with battery eliminator in Chicago. It was named Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in September 1928 and at present it is already recognized as one of the many American multinational companies that became a part of Fortune 100.Going back to the history of Motorola, Inc. when it was still called Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, electronic devices and other products that run on electricity were manufactured and produced.As for the name Motorola, the etymology is from the word 'motor' which means for car and the word 'ola' which means sound. Before Motorola mobile phones dominate the telecommunication industry, Galvin production concentrated on producing radios and receivers for vehicles until they manufactured televisions in 1947. It was also in 1947 that the company changed its name from Galvin Manufacturing to Motorola as it continues to produce communication mediums, mobile phones are yet to be introduced.The historical influence of Motorola products was even included in the expedition to the moon when Neil Armstrong communicated from space to the earth using the Motorola Radio. And it was in 1969 that Motorola radio equipment equipped the operations of National American Space Agency or NASA.The Motorola mobile phone was finally introduced in 1973 when the Motorola had the first demonstration of its first mobile. And for the record of behind the scenes events, the first Motorola mobile phone deals were in fact operated using radio technology and computer technology. From then on, Motorola mobile phone deals have gone smaller and smaller and more stylish and innovative until it reached our present generation.The first ever Motorola that has small features and weighed only 88 grams was the StarTAC which until now is considered to be light among other mobile phones. The innovation and evolution of more Motorola mobile phone deals never stop and in 2000 Motorola and General Instrument Corporation has been united to develop and improve their services until they came up with Motorola v60 and then introduced it in the market. The Motorola v60 mobile phone is in fact considered as the first ever metal mobile phone that was made available to other cellular networks such as CDMA, GSM, and TDMA.More and more Motorola mobile phone deals are introduced in the market and Cross-Technology or PoC product line extended the features and services of Motorola. The feature "push to talk" connectivity became just a minor innovation when more powerful interactivity features were introduced. Such features include the GPRS, CDMA2000, 1X, and the power of Wi-Fi network technology.Motorola also engage itself in expanding its connectivity through broadband connectivity and the video phone that are seen in Motorola mobile phone deals that have video phones.As for the new line up of Motorola mobile phones that will hit the market directly to its heart, Motorola mobile phones are now comprised of W230, ROKR380, Motorola Q9h together with the newest Motorola devices software, applications, and services.Since 1928, Motorola has been committed to innovation in communications and electronics. Our company has achieved many milestones in its 75-year history. We pioneered mobile communications in the 1930s with car radios and public safety networks. We made the equipment that carried the first words from the moon in 1969. We led the communications revolution with the first commercial handheld cellular phone in 1983 and the first all-digital high-definition television (HDTV) technical standard in 1990. Today, as a global industry leader, excellence in innovation continues to shape the future of the Motorola brand. See Motorola history highlights below, or download the complete text: A Timeline Overview of Motorola History, 1928-2008 (1076 KB PDF, 20 pages).The first mobile phones, referred to as First Generation or 1G, were introduced to the public market in 1983 by the Motorola Company. These first mobile phones used analog technology which was much less reliable than the digital technology we use today. The analog phones also had a great deal more static and noise interference than we are accustomed to today. The first mobile phones during this era were confined to car phones and they were permanently installed in the floorboard of automobiles. After a few years, they became mobile and consumers could take the phones with them outside of the car. However, they were the size of a large briefcase and very inconvenient. The main purpose of this First Generation technology was for voice traffic, but consumers felt insecure about people listening in on their conversations. These new mobile phones were also rather expensive, many of them costing hundreds of dollars. They were more of a status symbol during the decade rather than a means of convenience.During the 1990s, great improvements were made in the mobile phone technology. These phones used Second Generation, or 2G technology. In 1990, the first cell phone call was made using the new digital technology that became characteristic of this era. The Second Generation cellular phone technology was faster and much quieter than its analog predecessor. As a result, it became even more popular than previous models, too. The new technology also made them capable of being smaller rather than the large briefcase-sized units from the 1980s. Smaller batteries and other technology that made the phones more energy-efficient helped contribute to their smaller sizes and their popularity. Companies also strived to make the prices more affordable than the mobile phones of the 1980s. You could buy a decent cell phone with 2G technology for approximately $200 along with an airtime service. The cell phone industry was beginning to take off.The Third Generation technology, or 3G, is what many people currently use in their digital cellular phones today. This technology was created very soon after the excitement that the 2G technology created. This new technology is not only capable of transferring voice data (such as a phone call), but it is also able to transfer other types of data, including emails, information and instant messages. These capabilities have helped to increase the amount of sales and the popularity of these new phones. Many users prefer to use the instant messaging capabilities to “text” other users rather than call them in the form of a traditional phone call. Many cell phone companies offer free and very affordable phones for consumers who sign-up with their airtime service for a contractual period. Prices for the services range but the competition in the industry is helping to keep them more affordable than they have been in previous years.You would think that there is little more that you could do with cellular phone technology. This is, however, not the case. There are currently plans in place to develop a Fourth Generation – 4G – technology. Goals for this new set of standards include a combination of technologies that will make information transfer and internet capabilities faster and more affordable for cellular phones. At this time, there is no one definition that can be attributed to 4G technology because researchers are still striving to make advances and build upon the technology that already exists. The mobile phone industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds as it has in the past few decades. Even though it started a little more than 20 years ago, manufacturers have created an abundance of new technologies that keep cell phone users coming back for more. They continue to increase the number of capabilities and services to accommodate the growing needs of today’s “on the go” culture. Waiting anxiously is the only way to find out what they will think of next.Every conversation about Motorola seems to begin and end these days with pleas for a new line-up of sexy phones from the handset maker now relegated to third place from second in the global mobile phone market it invented.But Motorola phones need more than good looks, according to analysts, who say its next phones should scream mobile video, music and Internet and need to be wrapped in a unified marketing campaign playing up its hip data features.Sony Ericsson has had some success, borrowing the Sony’s Walkman brand to fashion an image as a music phone-maker. So has Nokia with the N-Series multimedia phones, analysts said.Motorola dubbed its latest phone the “media monster” when it unveiled the device in May this year and its chief executive promised in January to deliver “experiences,” potentially signaling a new approach.But if the company’s historical patterns are anything to go by, we may have to wait some time.American Technology Research analyst Mark McKechnie outlined some highs and lows at Motorola. The company that changed the world with mobile communications is expected to report a quarterly loss on weak phone sales on Thursday.* 1984 - DynaTAC, becomes commercially available.* 1989 - Motorola launches MicroTAC, its first flip-phone, according to McKechnie, who said he worked on chips for the analog phone. It had a hinged cover that flips open from the bottom of the device to reveal the keypad. * 1994 Motorola dominated the mobile phone market with 32.5 percent share, compared to Nokia’s 21 percent, according to technology research firm Gartner.* But in the mid-90s the first digital wireless networks were being built in Europe and because Motorola was slow to discard analog for digital it “went into a three to four year tail-spin,” McKechnie said. 1996 Motorola launched StarTAC, a hugely popular flip phone with a cover that flipped open from the top, the first of Motorola’s so-called clamshell phones. But it wasn’t enough to stop its steady decline in market share, which hit a low of 13 percent in 2000.Nokia snapped up a 31 percent share of the market.* 2001- 2004 Motorola’s market share hovered around the mid-teen percentage range as it battled Nokia to win fans among the increasing number of mobile users.* Late 2004 Motorola launches Razr (see picture at top), which became a design icon after Cingular Wireless, now part of AT&T Inc started selling it.*By July 2006 Motorola said it had sold 50 million Razr phones and CEO Ed Zander said he eventually expected to sell 500 million versions of the phone.* But in late 2006, with Razr being discounted to the extent that some carriers were giving it away to customers who signed service contracts, Motorola earnings and revenue starts to disappoint investors.* July 2007 - Some shareholders have demanded Zander’s ouster as Motorola prepares to report its second quarterly loss in a row.Mobile phones are among of the most useful accessory or gadget that we always take with us. Today, there are almost a hundred brands of handheld or mobile phones, and one of them is the Motorola mobile phones. The Motorola mobile phones are ranked as the third most popular brand of mobile phones next to Samsung and Sony Ericsson.We all know that Nokia is currently the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, with a global device market share of approximately 40 percent in 2008. Other major mobile phone manufacturers include Samsung sharing 14 percent, Sony Ericsson sharing 9 percent, LG sharing 7 percent, and Motorola sharing 14 percent of the grand mobile market share, marking Motorola mobile phones as the third most popular brand of mobile phone.Motorola mobile phones are easily found throughout the world. Every country sells their share of Motorola mobile phones, including the Philippines. The Philippines is among of the many Asian countries that excels when it comes to mobile phones. In Asia, the Philippines are among of the many countries which are always up-to-date with the latest releases in the world of mobile phones, which includes the Motorola mobile phones.There are a lot of ways to buy genuine Motorola mobile phones in the Philippines, and that includes online gift shops such Express Regalo.Express Regalo can provide their customers with a wide variation of mobile phones, from Nokia to Motorola. They can also provide a large collection of Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone models such as the Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone L72, Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone L7, Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone V3i, Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone KRZR K1, Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone V3xx, and many more Cellular Motorola Philippine Phone.Express Regalo was developed and launched to provide Filipinos abroad a fast, reliable, convenient and hassle-free way to shop and send gifts to their loved ones in the Philippines. 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