Abstract
M.B.A.
The first mobile cellular telephone was established In St. louis (Missouri.
USA) in 1946. In a few years time Europe followed with a similar service.
These systems were based on technology developed during the World War 2
(Vodacom Corporate Profile:1999/2000:1).
Between 1950 and 1960, cellular radio evolved to become automatic and Its
costs dropped due to the Introduction of transistor technology. During the
1970's large scale integration and development of micro-processors enabled
more complex systems development (Vodacom Corporate Profile
:1999/2000:1 ).
In 1988 the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) was
created. This Institute enabled network operators and telecommunications
equipment manufacturers to become Involved In the specification of Global
System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (Vodacom Corporate Profile
:199~/2000:1 ).
The GSM standard of communication was launched In Europe in 1992. This
standard Is widelyused In European and African countries...