communication technology
Message transmission systems
Communication technology encompasses tools and systems that transmit information across distance—from ancient signal fires to modern fiber optics.
The term typically refers to electronic media: telephones, radio, television, the internet, and mobile devices.
In business and education contexts, it often appears as ICT (information and communication technology), emphasizing data processing alongside transmission: The company invested heavily in communication technology.
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- textWritten or printed words
- digital ageEpoch of computerized life
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- callContact by phone
text message · information society · microphone · Ethernet · router · Wi-Fi · broadband internet · morse code · holographic displays · email client · fiber optic cable · satellite network · smartphone · modem · data transfer · headset · two-way radio · teleconferencing
- Tech MuseumsSmithsonian, mainframes, interactive displays, STEM education
communication technologyhuman touch
Direct interpersonal connection
physical presence · face-to-face interaction · direct speech · oral tradition · body language
communication technologyoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
cave paintings · town crier · carrier pigeon · word of mouth · smoke signals
communication technologycommunication blackout
Total loss of contact
isolation · disconnection · solitary confinement · censorship · radio silence