GSM Milestones: Fourteen Years of Continued Success (1982-1996)
| Date | GSM Milestones |
| 1982 | -Group Speciale Mobile is created within CEPT |
| 1986 | -A permanent Nucleus is set up |
| 1987 | -Main radio transmission techniques are chosen, based on prototype evaluation
(1986) -MoU Group formed in September with 13 members from 12 areas |
| 1989 | -GSM becomes an ETSI technical committee (TC) |
| 1990 | -The phase 1 GSM 900 specifications (drafted 1987 - 1990) are frozen
-DCS adaptation starts -Validation systems implemented -First GSM World congress Rome - 650 Participants |
| 1991 | -First systems are running (Telecom '91 exhibition) -DCS specifications are frozen -Delivery for opening of capital city service -GSM World Congress Nice - 690 Participants |
| 1992 | -Many major European GSM 900 operators begin commercial operations -
the first network operator is Oy Radiolinja Ab - Finland - service starts
January '92 -By end '92 - 13 networks on air in 7 areas. -GSM World Congress Berlin - 630 Participants |
| 1993 | -Roaming agreements between several operators put into practice -Delivery to achieve linkage between major European capitals -By end 1993 - 32 networks on air in 18 areas -GSM World Congress Lisbon - 760 Participants |
| 1994 | -Data capabilities launched -By end 1994 - 69 networks on air in 43 areas -GSM World Congress Athens - 780 Participants |
| 1995 | -MoU is formally registered as an Association registered in Switzerland
- 156 members from 86 areas. -GSM phase 2 standardisation is completed, including adaptation for PCS 1900 (PCS) -First PCS 1900 network live 'on air' in the USA -Major European city coverage achieved -Fax, data and SMS roaming started -Video over GSM demonstrated -Estimated 50,000 GSM sites installed worldwide -By end 1995 117 networks on air - in 69 areas -GSM World Congress Madrid - 1,400 participants |
| 1996 | -January 1996 - 120 networks on air in 71 areas -GSM World Congress Cannes - 1500 participants expected. -First ever GSM MoUA Plenary held in America - Atlanta GA. -June 1996 - 133 networks on air - in 81 areas. |
Last updated 8th December, 1996
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