In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. We already told you about the rise and evolution of toll-free servive numbers and the first mobile phone. In this article you'll learn more about the further…
In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. Our previous two articles in the series discussed innovations in hardware, such as the 'mobile'car phone and the first actual mobile phone. Parallel to these inventions ran…
In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. In the previous installment of this series we discussed the first 'mobile' phones: huge machines that could only be used from the trunk of a car. Now…
In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. After World War 2 the development of telecommunications took a flight, and just like with earlier innovations AT&T and Bell Laboratories were leading the movement. Already in…
In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. After the atrocities in the Great War people were certain: this would never happen again. Everybody put their focus on a future of cooperation, innovation and hope.…
In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. In 1915, almost 40 years after Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson had their first historic telephone conversation, they would have another. This time it concerned the…
In this series we explore the history of telecommunications in all its facets. Mobile phones and wireless technology are all around us nowadays, and it's hard to imagine a life without it. Still, the mobile phone is a relatively new invention,…
Many people tend to think that internet telephony is a new technology, while it in fact has been around for years in one form or another. In fact, you may already be using VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) without knowing…
Telephony has seen accelerated innovations the last 25 years, a development that was introduced with the advent of mobile telephony late last century. The introduction of the smartphone, some 10 years ago only gave a significant boost. The old-fashioned Bakelite…
Digital Nomads (DN): this term has become increasingly popular over the last few years and refers to people using communication technologies to earn a living while travelling the world. Just Google the term and you’ll find many blogs telling you…
