In 1987, the common standard agreed upon was called GSM. This was due to the fact that Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, called Moscow during a news conference from the Hotel Kalastajantorppa in October 1989 using a Cityman 900 that had been given to him.
In Finland, the phone was known as “Gorba.” The Cityman’s movie claim to fame came in the 1987 movie Lethal Weapon, which includes multiple sequences where the Cityman 900 is prominently used. The phone was seen as pricey and only available to those of a higher status and weighed just 800g (28 oz) when the battery was included. The Mobira Cityman 900, Nokia’s first mobile phone, was introduced in 1987. 1987 – Mobira Cityman 900 – The Very First Nokia
