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Q. Did any European digital cellular radio schemes exist before GSM? (internal link)
A. They did at least in development, I do not know if any were put into commercial use. The table below (internal link, click to enlarge) lists nine different digital services evaluated for GSM:
From the Oki Technical Review. Volume 127, July 1987. "History and Future of the Cellular System and Mobile Phone" Ryoji Kobayashi, p. 10.