Benefon Forte

Benefon Forte, released in 1989, is the first mobile phone with integrated answer machine. The Benefon Forte, operated on the NMT-450 standard and remained on the market for eleven years, until 2000. Engineered for tough operating conditions and equipped with a powerful antenna and transmitter, the phone found a niche operating on the edges of networks in industries such as shipping, since higher-frequency GSM coverage does not extend out to the sea.