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| '''Telecommunication''' is the assisted [[Transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]] of [[Signal (electrical engineering)|signals]] over a distance for the purpose of [[communication]]. In earlier times, this may have involved the use of [[smoke signal]]s, [[Drum (communication)|drums]], [[Semaphore line|semaphore]], [[flag signals|flags]], or [[heliograph]]. In modern times, telecommunication typically involves the use of electronic transmitters such as the [[telephone]], [[television]], [[radio]] or [[computer]]. Early inventors in the field of telecommunication include [[Antonio Meucci]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]], [[Guglielmo Marconi]] and [[John Logie Baird]]. Telecommunication is an important part of the world economy and the telecommunication industry's revenue has been placed at just under 3 percent of the [[gross world product]]. | '''Telecommunication''' is the assisted [[Transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]] of [[Signal (electrical engineering)|signals]] over a distance for the purpose of [[communication]]. In earlier times, this may have involved the use of [[smoke signal]]s, [[Drum (communication)|drums]], [[Semaphore line|semaphore]], [[flag signals|flags]], or [[heliograph]]. In modern times, telecommunication typically involves the use of electronic transmitters such as the [[telephone]], [[television]], [[radio]] or [[computer]]. Early inventors in the field of telecommunication include [[Antonio Meucci]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]], [[Guglielmo Marconi]] and [[John Logie Baird]]. Telecommunication is an important part of the world economy and the telecommunication industry's revenue has been placed at just under 3 percent of the [[gross world product]]. | ||
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Telecommunication is the assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. In earlier times, this may have involved the use of smoke signals, drums, semaphore, flags, or heliograph. In modern times, telecommunication typically involves the use of electronic transmitters such as the telephone, television, radio or computer. Early inventors in the field of telecommunication include Antonio Meucci, Alexander Graham Bell, Guglielmo Marconi and John Logie Baird. Telecommunication is an important part of the world economy and the telecommunication industry's revenue has been placed at just under 3 percent of the gross world product.
See also
- Active networks
- Busy override
- Digital Revolution
- Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling
- Information Age
- List of telecommunications encryption terms
- Nanonetwork
- New media
- Outline of telecommunication
- Push-button telephone
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- Telecoms resilience
- Wavelength-division multiplexing
- Wired communication
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