When was the First Cell Phone Made? | The Fascinating History of Mobile Phones

Like many inventions, the first cell phone was born out of an intense desire to beat the other person to the patent office. The history of the cell phone is complex with many players involved. From AT&T’s Bell Labs first Mobile Telephone Service to Motorola’s license to sell the first-ever commercial cell phone, many companies took part in this decades’ long endeavor to create what we now call mobile phones.