Note the apostrophe: in 'Mobile This was the headline to a story in the June 25th 1969 edition of Electronics Weekly. It must have been one of the earliest uses of the term 'mobile phone' the apostrophe denoting the abbreviation from 'radiotelephone'. The story starts:
The story continues:
'The Storno mobiles are to be installed in buses running on late night routes and will enable crews to establish immediate contact with transport control, where a direct link to police headquarters will speed police assistance to any emergency.'
The story concludes:
'Sequential tone receivers in the mobile units will relieve drivers of continuous radio traffic distraction.'
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