About the event:
Within years of the creation of the world’s first electric telegraph system in the UK, services had expanded to Europe and – 175 years go this year – across the Atlantic to the United States. Greenwich, Woolwich and North Woolwich in East London played an important part in the first 100 years of that story: one manufacturer for example made 82% of the world’s subsea cables! Alcatel Submarine Networks, the successor to that company, remains on that same site today.
In this talk, Alan Burkitt-Gray will look at the story of how global telecoms developed in London during the 19th century – and persisted to become one of few high-tech industries left in the London area.
About the speaker
Alan Burkitt-Gray was a technology and business journalist from 1973 until 2023, working for titles such as Computing, Global Telecoms Business and Capacity. He is now taking a sabbatical but planning new ventures from 2024 onwards!
Connect with Alan:
https://www.facebook.com/alanbg
https://twitter.com/alanburkittgray
https://www.threads.net/alanburkittgray
http://www.linkedin.com/in/alanburkittgray
Please note - this talk was originally scheduled for 29th November 2023. If you purchased a ticket for that event, you should automatically receive a free ticket to this event. You do not need to contact TNMoC to request a new ticket.
