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There was a time when the only way to get information from one person to another was to verbalize it face-to-face. Messengers would travel, often on foot, to deliver communications. Humankind has made incredible advances in the field of telecommunication.
Homing Pigeons
It’s been a long journey to the telecom services of today. One of the earliest methods of communicating over distances was to tie a message to the leg of a homing pigeon. These birds were trained to fly to the recipient and return. Primitive by today’s standards but effective nonetheless.
The Telegraph and the Telephone
With advances in using electromagnetic energy came the invention of the telegraph. Information could be sent long distances, even across the ocean, using Morse code. Later, the telephone came along and the voice could now be transmitted allowing for long-distance conversations. The problem with these amazing inventions was that cable had to be run to and from distant points.
Radio and Television
Gugliemo Marconi’s incredible invention, the wireless, changed everything. Sound could now be transmitted without the use of cable, even to ships at sea. It lead to the radio which was used for entertainment as well as communication. Television followed and now images joined sound in the wireless world.
Computers and the Internet
Today, we have computers, tablets, laptops, and smartphones. They are all interconnected through the internet. People on different continents can have verbal communications or virtual meetings with images. Information of all kinds can be shared nearly instantaneously. No matter where in the world you may be, you likely have access to telephone sales calls, or sales email campaign.
Communications are vital to civilizations. Telecommunications has experienced a long evolution with many innovative new inventions and devices. It led us to today’s internet. Who knows what the future may bring?
