Communication has been one of the most important aspects of the growth of human society and culture. Without it so many things would not get done, people would be divided, and the world would not be how it is. Telecommunications, the transmission of signals over a distance for a purpose of communication, is also very important.
Telecommunications has a long and creative history behind it. One of the first means of telecommunications, and maybe the first one actually, was the use of smoke signals. In classical and ancient times, this was a very effective means of communication in a smaller, more rural world. Other older methods included the use of sound by such things as drums and horns. Flags, lamps and special towers were uses of optical telecommunication. Later development with a more advanced civilization and an industrious society allowed for the creature of telegraphs, radio, television, and eventually the internet.
Telecommunications provides a lot for the world. The commerce that telecommunications creates is a nice little chunk of the gross world product. It provides business, money and market stability in the world. Not only does it create these things as a product of itself, it benefits and enhances the whole world market by creating a tighter community and allowing for quicker reaction time and exchange of information.
There is also the contribution to science to consider. Development in telecommunication provides helpful research and foundation for other technologies. With the development and enhancements of the radio and understanding how radio waves work, flight has become one of the major benefits of telecommunications. Space and sea travel, exploration, and enhanced vehicles have all come from stronger developments in telecommunications. While telecommunications are not the only factor, the ability to send information back and forth from one location to another has allowed science to develop in places that can’t always be monitored directly or visibly.
The world is an ever growing one, and would not be possible without telecommunications. As people moved and countries grew, more and more cities developed across the world. With telecommunications, it made it a lot quicker to relay messages from one place to another. Direct contact of a messenger to the receiver was still used and still is used today in some places and certain locations, but being able to send a message across large areas of land without physically traveling that land allows the message to be received quicker. This has helped tremendously with such things as war, weather problems, geographic problems, illness and health, and trade.
The impact that telecommunications have had on the world is evident. It’s one of the leading causes of why the world has grown so big and become so helpful and aware of many issues. Telecommunications promotes a better awareness of society and human life. It helps develop solutions and gather support for causes and problems all over the world, making Earth a little closer and a little safer.