The dawn of instant global communication can be traced back to a long-shot experiment to link the United States and Europe by telegraph in the 1850s https://bloom.bg/2UFvWiy | Bloomberg

Landmark documentary on world’s first transatlantic cable airs on RTÉ A new UCC and RTÉ co-production documents a major milestone in global communications and the birth of modern telecommunications. Narrated by Jessie Buckley, The Cable that Changed the World tells the epic story of the first transatlantic communications cable laid between Valentia Island, County Kerry, and Newfoundland, Canada 165 years ago. Read more: bit.ly/UCCCVI24 | University College Cork