Nokia Offers the First Access to the Mobile Web

1996
photograph of  The Nokia 9110 on the left and 9000 on the right.
The Nokia 9110 on the left and 9000 on the right.
Detail map of Espoo, Finland Overview map of Espoo, Finland

A: Espoo, Finland

"The first access to the mobile web was commercially offered in Finland in 1996 on the Nokia Communicator 9000 phone on the Sonera and Radiolinja networks. This was access to the real internet" (Wikipedia article on Mobile web, accessed 04-25-2009).

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photograph of  The Nokia 9110 on the left and 9000 on the right.
The Nokia 9110 on the left and 9000 on the right.