Link: A Bit of Cell Phone History →

Today marks the 20 year anniversary of the first cell phone call over the GSM standard.  This may not seem like a big deal, but GSM is now the dominant technology across the globe.  The GSM standard has come a long way from where it was when it started, but it is certainly worth noting this milestone.  The first SMS message, the first data devices, and the first MMS message (all things we do and use all the time now) were done using GSM.