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Mitel Forums => Non-Mitel Chatter => Topic started by: ralph on May 16, 2012, 04:46:47 PM

Title: Telecom way back in history
Post by: ralph on May 16, 2012, 04:46:47 PM
After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Japanese scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.

In the weeks that followed, American scientists dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read:

"US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibers, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Japanese."

One week later, a Filipino newspaper reported the following:

"After digging as deep as 500 meters, Filipino scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless technology".