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At one time, the only way to communicate over great distances was to use the
long forgotten telegraph system that electronically transmitted Morse code over
telegraph wires. Eventually, the telephone came into existence and relegated the
telegraph to the dustbin of history. From the telegraph and the telephone were
derive the word “telecommunication”. While the telegraph is long gone and the
telephone is receiving competition from computer to computer calling services
offered by Yahoo and Skype, the term telecommunication still endures.
Telecommunications is a word that covers a great deal of ground as the
telecommunications universe is a fairly vast one covering a great deal of
technology relating to employment, business, and commerce.
Telecommunications is
best defined using the words of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics: “Telecommunications includes voice, video, and Internet
communications services.” In other words, any way, shape or form that one can
communicate by using electronic means falls under the category of
telecommunications.
The area that has seen the greatest growth in the realm of telecommunications in
recent years has been the Internet. The previously mentioned PC to PC services
such as Skype, along with instant messenger and webcam conferencing have greatly
expanded the methods of telecommunication to a significant degree; but what
about the rapidly expanding world of satellite communications? How does it fit
into this expanding telecommunications universe? In order to understand that,
one must look at the various satellite communication methods individually.
On a baseline level, satellite television is a telecommunications system in the
sense that by providing television programming into the home where it
effectively delivers a wide array of communication by way of news and
entertainment programming. This mode of telecommunication is not really
appreciated by many as an innovation as it has been around seemingly forever. In
the early days, however, satellite TV was considered quite the innovation much
in the same way satellite radio is considered a major innovation today.
Speaking of satellite radio, companies such as Sirius and XM Satellite Radio
have made tremendous inroads in the new landscape of radio programming. Radio
was synonymous with the AM and the FM dial and broadcast frequencies. No more.
The future of radio is satellite and that future is also fused with the mobile
nature of satellite radio. While the growth of satellite radio is slow, it is
believed that it will eventually overtake broadcast radio and provide the final
nail in the coffin of broadcasting. Satellite radio, however, is similar to
satellite TV in the way that it is a “one way” method of telecommunications. So,
one may ask “is there any two way method of satellite communication?” The answer
is yes, and details of it can be found in the realm of satellite Internet.
Wireless satellite Internet is one of the greatest technological achievements to
impact the Internet in quite some time. The benefits of satellite Internet are
vast. It is no surprise that its popularity is growing by leaps and bounds.
Without being bound by a phone line – or worse, a dial up modem – one can access
satellite Internet anywhere, anytime, without any impediments to the connection.
Furthermore, the speed of broadband satellite Internet is incredibly fast,
making it an even more attractive product. Currently, this type of Internet
service is popular in hotels and motels for use with laptop computers, making
facilitated communications much easier for travelers. It is also highly popular
in the workplace, allowing employees to use their laptops without having to
worry about the numerous problems associated with phone lines and, as a result,
not causing expensive down time in the workplace.
Telecommunications is an ever expanding universe and it is no surprise that it
was merged with the satellite world. Perhaps the next great surprise lies
somewhere in the future of the ever-evolving telecommunications world.
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