Newsweek Special Series: Wireless
Newsweek had a special series on wireless. Well done mindless speculation. I question the history section, though, too many people clamor for print and the media often wants to credit a single person for inventions that were developed by many. Still, good writing.
What did people do before mobile phones? They installed many, many landline telephones, especially for the president. Two telephone companies provided service to LBJ's Texas Ranch. Johnson's people wanted a phone to be within two minutes of the president at any time, even on his sprawling personal property. This nice little article describes how they did it. (internal link.)