Telecommunication:

Historical Perspective
Communication History
 Drums
Communication History
 Smoke Signals
Communication History
 Flashing Mirrors
Communication History

Shortcomings
 Can be misunderstood
 Limited by poor visibility.
 Not secure
 Synchronization is a problem
Communication History
 Human messengers
 Oral as well as written
messages
 Susceptible to enemy
 Encoding into symbolic forms
 Privacy and security
Evolution of Telecom Technology

 Development of the telegraph

 In late 18th century
 Revolution in the communications world
Evolution of Telecom Technology
 In 1825
 Invention of the electromagnet
Evolution of Telecom Technology
 In 1830
 Electromagnets are used for long distance
communication
 By sending an current over a mile of wire to activate
an electromagnet

 Thus, the electric telegraph was born.

Evolution of Telecom Technology
 In 1835
 Samuel Morse patented his telegraph
 Evolution of Telecom Technology
 In 1876
 Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone
Evolution of Telecom Technology
 In 1895
 Guglielmo Marconi demonstrated a wireless
radiotelegraph
 In 1902
 Marconi demonstrated that the information could be
transmitted without the wires across the Atlantic
Ocean.
Evolution of Telecom Technology

 In 1902, Nathan Stubblefield, voice over radio

 AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service) was
commercially deployed in 1983.
Evolution of Telecom Services
 The needs for documented communications
led to the evolution of fax etc.
 The advent of computers in 1960s led to
interconnect them as a network
Evolution of Telecom Services
 The integrated voice and data services –
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
 Telecom Services Today
Telecom Network Services
 voice, fax, telex, voice mail and emergency call
 call forward, call waiting, call hold, call transfer
 calling card, toll free phone
Telecom Services Today
Computer Network Services
 Applications
 Email  Internet access
 File transfer  Video conferencing
 Messaging (SMS  Audio/Video downloads
and EMS)  Gaming
 Chat
Telecom Services Today
Wireless Network Services

 Voice/ Fax  Internet access

 Voice mail  Video conferencing
 Emergency call  Audio/Video downloads
 Messaging (SMS  Location based services
and MMS)  Push/ Pull services
 Gaming