Telecommunication is a compound noun of the Greek prefix tele- (τῆλε), meaning distant, far off, or afar, and the Latin … See more

At the 1932 Plenipotentiary Telegraph Conference and the International Radiotelegraph Conference in Madrid, the two organizations merged to form the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The… See more

Modern telecommunication is founded on a series of key concepts that experienced progressive development and refinement in a period of well over a century:
Telecommunication technologies may primarily b… See more

Telecommunication has a significant social, cultural and economic impact on modern society. In 2008, estimates placed the telecommunication industry's revenue at US$4.7 trillion or just under three per cent of the … See more

Many countries have enacted legislation which conforms to the International Telecommunication Regulations established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is the "leadin… See more

According to data collected by Gartner and Ars Technica sales of main consumer's telecommunication equipment worldwide in millions of units was:
In a telephone network, the caller is connected t… See more