transatlantic telephone cable
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:marine
|
| gptkbp:category |
industrial equipment
submarine cable |
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America |
| gptkbp:enables |
data transmission
voice communication |
| gptkbp:first_cable_name |
gptkb:TAT-1
|
| gptkbp:first_operational |
1956
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first direct voice communication across Atlantic Ocean
|
| gptkbp:initial_capacity |
36 telephone channels (TAT-1)
|
| gptkbp:length |
approx. 3,500 km (TAT-1)
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Canadian_Overseas_Telecommunications_Corporation
gptkb:AT&T gptkb:British_Post_Office |
| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:telecommunications_company
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
telegraph
satellite communication modern fiber optic cables |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:TAT-2
gptkb:TAT-3 gptkb:TAT-8 |
| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:Cyclops
gptkb:fiber |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bell_System
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|