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Introduction to Telecommunications

Telecommunications is the field that has helped human kind to reduce the geographic distances by staying connected and help forming the world a global village, where two people at distant corners of world even feel like being in one room all due to blessings of telecommunications. Therefore telecommunications plays a vital role in individual’s life as well as in organizations life.

Due to the need to communicate and socialize with other people perhaps telecommunication is the sector that developed with the speed of light. In olden days people also used to communicate through drawing images on walls or using smoke but as the time passed more devices that cater our need well were developed some of the examples are radio, television, cell phones, Internet, personal digital assistant, pocket personal computers, iPhones, iPods and iPads.

We cannot neglect the usage of telecommunication in our life because most of the corporate world in depending upon it specially the multinationals. Moreover all sea, air and space routes are crucially dependent upon satellite and telecommunications system in order to navigate and stay in touch with the control tower.

The most important and vital device invented that opened up the paths for devices of future gadgets and telecommunication system was phone which was invented by Graham Bell. It was the most major invention that allows people to communicate instantly from one corner of the world to the other. Today cell phone, Computer and landlines are very common and are almost found in every home.

But the most famous and popular technological advancement is considered to be Internet that is a single point of connecting the world wide web from home or business and getting instant access to world of knowledge, entertainment and infotainment. This was the invention that leads the world to endless possibilities. With the growth of Voice over Internet Protocol the data calls are getting cheaper to extent that they are considered as free of any cost. The wireless telephony offers portability and accessing to entertainment and databases from anytime at any place. Internet is emerged as the base for everything perhaps that’s why it is called as the connection point for the telecommunication sector.

Telecommunication has given rise to the concept of socialization, communication and instant messaging all in all the concept of getting connected with anyone at any time from any place is what telecommunication is all about. From your home to office to car everything is wonder of telecommunication. Though it was first recognized as the system of cables, switches that connect together to deliver message but today it is only devices with no wires and thus known as wireless telephony.

Some of the basic services that are involved n telecommunications are the landline or the telephone from local service provider, Long distance service providers, wireless telephony such as cell phones, Internet and Voice over Internet protocol are some of famous technologies. Some of the variable and non famous services that are products f telecommunication technology include soft or pay phones and voice mails or messages that offer competitive market for niches.