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World Telecommunications Day, May 17th, celebrates the constant evolution of one of the most important factors of our lives: Communication. The main goal of World Telecommunications Day is to highlight the importance of communication and how information travels across the world.

It also aims to increase awareness of how crucial communication is in our lives and encourages the development of technologies in the field.

Here are some fun facts about the telecommunications in our world:

  • The first text message that was ever sent was by Neil Papworth, a British software architect. It was a festive one as well, stating “Merry Christmas.”

  • The first-ever VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) was made in December 1974.

  • The most common use of mobile phones is to check the time.

  • Telephone wires have been ranked based on how tasty mice find them—the tastier the telephone wire, the less likely it was used.

  • The Nokia tone for receiving an SMS text message was Morse Code for SMS.

  • It took around one year to connect the first phone line between San Francisco and New York.

  • The telephone is the most profitable invention in the history of the United States.

  • One million threads of fiber-optic cable can fit into a ½” diameter tube.

How do you think you’ll celebrate this day? So many ways to communicate in our daily lives, from Zoom calls, text messages, phone calls, or even better—a video call! We owe it to the scientists and world leaders in the telecommunications and technology industry. Next time you’re chatting with someone over the phone or sending a text message, maybe you’ll find yourself with a new appreciation for all the different technologies we can use today!