A Historical Look at Telephony! ?

Did you know?

In 1877, the first experiments with telephone connections were conducted in Switzerland. First, a telegraph connection was established from Bern to Thun, and for four days, a connection was even maintained from Bern via Thun to Interlaken. ??

Two handheld phones ordered from Siemens & Halske in Berlin were used for this purpose. (pictured) ?

More than 100 years later, in 1999, the first VoIP protocol, «SIP,» was released, forming the basis for today's Internet telephony.

These days, most people can't even imagine life without a smartphone or the ability to make calls all over the world without any cables or phone booths… ?

If you'd like to learn more about what VoIP telephony is and how it works, visit us at www.winet.ch/privatkunden/internettelefonie/.

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