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In the beginning was the word, and the word was through GSM, and GSM was voice only. Despite the first generation of cellular networks in Japan, North America and Europe beginning in the early 1980s, mobile communication remained a marginal phenomenon for ten years until the emergence of second generation networks based on the digital standard of the “Global System for Mobile Communications” (GSM). What followed was a textbook example of the successful diffusion of innovations, starting with almost no adopters in 1992 to one subscription per European citizen in 2006 (Eurostat, 2006). It is also the evolution of a new medium, from a channel for the human voice to a universal means of communication. We argue that the advent of images is a key moment in the evolution of mobile communication. Here we outline how this book investigates this period throughout the subsequent parts and chapters.
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von Pape, T., Martin, C. (2012). Introduction. In: Martin, C., von Pape, T. (eds) Images in Mobile Communication. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93190-6_1
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