telegraph network
Wired message infrastructure
A telegraph network is a system of interconnected telegraph stations and lines allowing messages to be transmitted across distances.
Before telephones and the internet, telegraph networks were the primary infrastructure for rapid long-distance communication: The telegraph network spread news of Lincoln's assassination within hours.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts.
- transatlantic cableUnderwater intercontinental communication wire
- submarine cableSubmerged telecommunications wire
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
- tap outSignal submission physically
- relay stationSignal-boosting transmission point
Samuel Morse · semaphore · key · Morse code · teleprinter · telex · coast to coast · Western Union · wire service · ticker tape · news flash · copper wire · line · urgent message · post · military communication · dashes · cable
telegraph networkinternet
Interconnected computer systems
wireless network · cellular network · satellite communication · radio network · 5G network
telegraph networktelephone network
Connected lines for calls
video conferencing · live broadcast · instant messaging · video call · oral communication
telegraph networkwireless communication
Sending data without cables
radio transmission · satellite network · broadcast network · radio waves · mobile network