All About Mobiles

Cell phones also known to us as mobile telephone or cellular phones are an instrument that enables voice transfer. It is a long range device that is portable and is used for mobile communication. The new range of cell phones support functions like SMS or text messaging, sending and receiving videos and photos with the use of MMS, email and other functions like email. The mobile phones connect to a cellular network of base stations also known as cell sites. These are in turn connected to PSTN better known as public switched telephone network.

There are a lot of cell phone manufacturer. These cell phone manufacturers can be classified into 2 categories. The top 5 cell phone manufacturers comprise of about 75% of the market. These cell phone manufacturers are virtually present across all the countries. The top five cell phone manufacturers are SonyEricsson, Nokia, LG, Motorola and Samsung.

The following companies are engaged in the manufacture of cell phones:

• Verizon
• Toshiba
• T&A Alcatel
• Sony Ericsson
• Sonim Technologies
• SK Teletech
• Sierra Wireless
• Siemens
• Sharp
• Sanyo
• Samsung
• Sagem
• Research In Motion
• Philips
• Pantech Curitel
• Panasonic (Matsushita Electric)
• Neonode
• NEC
• Motorola
• Mitsubishi
• LG Mobile
• Kyocera
• Fujitsu
• High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC)
• BenQ-Siemens
• Benefon
• Audiovox (now UT Starcom)
• Apple Inc.

Cell phones have revolutionarized the world around. The use of cell phone has virtually reduced all kind of distances. The cell phones are also considered as a style statement with the youth going in for new and trendy cell phones. The mobile phone companies are bringing in new and better models to cater to different age groups across the globe. The new age cellular technology phones are getting smaller in size and with more and more features. The small cell phones and cell phones loaded with features like good quality camera, Bluetooth, infrared, push to talk, MMS are some of the features that have become a necessity. The ability to store image, music and movies has also made life on the move a lot easy. The coming up of PDAs are giving a tough time to the laptops. The cell phone has now become a necessity for most people as it provides connectivity to the people.