IEEE Fellow – 1976
Marty was elevated to Fellow status by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 1976.
1970s
Marty Conceived the Concept of Trunked Radio – 1975
While at Motorola Marty conceived of the concept of trunked radio – worked with FCC to introduce it into the regulatory system
Marty Led Motorola Team to Expanding Paging from Single Buildings to Stretch Across Cities – 1975
Marty Let Motorola Team to Expanding Paging from Single Buildings to Stretch Across Cities
U.S. Patent 3,906,166, Radio Telephone System – September 1975
On September 16, 1975, Marty along with Richard W. Dronsuth, Albert J. Leitich, Charles N. Lynk, Jr., James J. Milkulski, Roy A. Richardson, John H. Sangster was awarded United States Patent number 3,906,166. Titled “Radio Telephone Systems,” this patent describes how cellular networks operate all the way down to radio configurations, cell shapes and sizes, and operating …
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“New Dimensions in Communications,” Motorola Communications Brochure including DynaTAC – 1973
Motorola’s Communication Division released the attached brochure that describes the radio communications systems they offered in 900 mHz radio spectrum. Product lines included in the piece include various types of dispatch systems, mobile (car) telephones and the DYNATac 8000 “portable radiotelephone system.”
Business Week reports on Motorola’s portable cell phone invention – April, 1973
Business Week documented the milestone in cellular communications when it wrote about Motorola’s “bold step” of inventing an entirely new system and Marty’s demonstration of the portable cell phone. Read more about this historic moment in telecommunications history.
Marty Places First Portable Cellular Phone Call, New York – April 1973
On a New York City street corner, Marty makes the world first portable cellular phone call (to Joe Engel, the chief of research for Bell Laboratories) and is cited for it in the Guiness Book of World Records.
New Take-Along Telephones Give Pushbutton Calling to Any Number – Popular Science – April 1973
Popular Science magazine attended a demonstration of Motorola’s new cellular calling system in early 1973, and wrote up their impressions in an article titled “New Take-Along Telephones Give You Pushbutton Calling to Any Number.”
ICS: Arlene Implements First CRM, Service Activation and Billing Systems for Mobile at ICS – 1973
As owner of Arlene’s family company ICS, Arlene directed the first automated CRM, service activation and billing systems for the mobile and paging industries.
