Title :
Transatlantic communications: A historical résumé
Author :
Kelly, Mervin J. ; Radley, Sir Gordon
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York, N. Y.
Abstract :
THE PAPERS that follow describe the design, manufacture, and installation of the first transatlantic telephone cable system in all its component parts, including the connecting microwave radio-relay system in Nova Scotia. The purpose of this introduction is to set the scene in which this project was undertaken and to discuss the technical contribution it has made to the development of world communications.
Keywords :
Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; Electron tubes; Laboratories; Repeaters; Underwater cables;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TCE.1957.6372602