Title :
The transatlantic cable-an Irish perspective
Author :
Connolly, Cornelia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Limerick Univ., Ireland
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
One of the papers presented at the IEEE History of Telecommunications Conference in Newfoundland last July looked at the first transatlantic cables from an Irish perspective. The author has studied the local impact of the cable as a relatively poor and isolated community suddenly found itself at a hub in the worldwide telecommunications network. The paper describes the Valentia community, the cable station staff, and the cable stations at Valentia, Waterville, and Ballinskelligs
Keywords :
history; submarine cables; telecommunication cables; Ballinskelligs; Irish perspective; Valentia; Waterville; cable stations; local impact; poor isolated community; transatlantic cable; worldwide telecommunications network; Assembly; Australia; Communication cables; Delay; History; Libraries; Marine vehicles; Rail transportation; Speech; Telegraphy;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2002.1002531
