TransAtlantic

For the similarly named rock band, see TransAtlantic.

Transatlantic radio

Transatlantic radio communication was first accomplished on December 12, 1901 by Guglielmo Marconi who, using a temporary receiving station at Signal Hill, Newfoundland, received a Morse code signal representing the letter "S" sent from Poldhu, in Cornwall, England.

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Guglielmo Marconi - Signal Hill, Newfoundland - Poldhu

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Transatlantic radio-based communication replaced the transatlantic telegraph in 1927 and the first transatlantic telephone cable was installed in 1955. Satellite technology vastly increased the speed and quality of transatlantic communication, but transatlantic cables are still in use today, with the more recent being fiber optic cables.

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1927 - Transatlantic telephone cable - 1955 - Satellite - Fiber optic

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