In 1973, Martin Cooper had already experinted with a device in his hand, and before that, many others had conducted similar research. However, Martin Cooper's hefty brick-like phone was much closer to what modern mobile phones resembled.
As for that Nokia device, while the quality was decent, it unfortunately weighed twenty kilograms and resembled a bomb more than a phone.
So far, Motorola's board hadn't given much thought to its mobile phone division. In their view, they were rely gaining experience, with all this technology ant for satellite phones in the future.
At this point, everything changed suddenly. With William White's involvent, Motorola was no longer indifferent.
After all, having seen the downfall of CPU, they didn't want to beco irrelevant again. The semiconductor industry could be a secondary play, but communications was their main business.
In William White's eyes, that brick was unbelievably ugly, yet it had beco incredibly popular, with inquiries pouring in from all directions.
Well, Motorola regretted again; had they known it would be this popular, they surely wouldn't have partnered with soone like him.
Motorola's communications division was in a dilemma, losing a business that seed to have vanished into thin air. If they had no ideas at all, that would be strange.
William White's appropriation ntality left many executives feeling ashad. But this ti, that guy seed to be worse than CPU.
At least CPU had created a watered-down version. This ti, Motorola's thods were entirely copied, even the advertising plans remained unchanged.
Unfortunately, discussing it further at this point was pointless. The so-called super version of the big brick from William White was t with indifference by the company.
If they hadn't lost decision-making power, William White was sure those guys would be causing trouble.
Now?
Even if they were unhappy, they could only watch.
There were plenty of smart people in this world. After seeing the follow-up models, those smart folks could no longer hold back.
Having a four-hour standby ti was indeed a stretch; the subsequent model was much nearer to the mark. One hour of talk ti and eight hours on standby was sowhat appealing.
The first to take action was a group of telecom companies from the U.S. Just as William White had imagined, the split Bell Company was much more efficient than before. The antitrust issue had sent a bunch of small players straight to hell.
Mobile communications erged just in ti, opening opportunities for these smaller companies.
"Mobile companies? We're not getting involved."
"Sir, don't you see promise in this industry?"
"Quite the opposite, Filson. Notify Hong Kong to launch this project."
"Sir, do you think there are too many licenses here?"
"Heh, not just too many, but these bastards ssed up the split of the phone company. They want to use licenses to shut people up."
William White found it utterly ridiculous; the scattered licenses were a complete ss, and what was most irritating was that this ti the Justice Departnt would absolutely not allow any monopolies.
Of course, if he gave up his shares in Motorola, this could be done.
But was it worth it?
The mobile communications companies in the U.S. were simply abundant, leading to significant losses due to such reckless behavior.
The biggest dilemma was in Europe; whether or not to follow suit beca a question. According to their research, that so-called mobile phone in the 900 band could not guarantee call security.
As for the digital communications they were studying, the timing was uncertain. Furthermore, Bell Labs in the U.S. was evidently conducting similar research.
Europeans were confused, and the Japanese seed much more relaxed. In the current scenario, how could these guys dare not show support?
The world was straightforward; there were only five major developed countries. Since the U.S. and Japan reached an agreent, they really didn't care about the rest.
This matter had wide-ranging implications; it was not sothing Motorola alone could resolve. A myriad of unusual players erged, looking like a pack of starving wolves.
What the hell? Why is that jerk everywhere?
The big shots felt annoyed; they dared to boss Motorola around but felt helpless against William White. He was the type who could flip the table at any mont; unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to push too hard.
...
"Hey, this is weird; that guy is actually staying silent?"
"Sir, that's perfectly normal; he has enough at stake, no need to offend anyone."
"True, I actually hoped he'd stir up so trouble."
The old-tir had no idea about the bountiful benefits; William White was already enjoying himself. Why would he want to complicate matters?
However, this was the reward he deserved. If the old-tirs dared to cause trouble, he wouldn't mind sitting idle on the 2G system.
The atmosphere was odd; everyone was conflicted, yet sowhat powerless. Amid this tension, the U.S. mobile network construction was gaining montum.
In this wave of montum, all the Bells dutifully lowered their flags. After all, this was not the ti for them to act up.
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