The Evolution of Test Sets in Telecom History

THE EVOLUTION OF TEST SETS IN TELECOM HISTORY 2012 78,651,817 2011 broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. Fluke Networks launches TS54 TDR telephone test set, with = 10 Million TDR and Toner functionality. 3 tools in 1 make it 2010 62% 20% Global landlines estimated at 1.18 billion. lighter more cost effective = 100 Million Integrated TDR and toner allow voice, data and video telecommunication technicians to test today's systems • 3-year warranty • 2000 The High Speed Data Era Emerges First field tests for HDTV completed. ADSL standard created - spawns ability to transmit close to 1996 1994 100 Mbps of data. Test sets incorporate data detection. = 10 mbps The World Wide Web is born. 1992 1985 Fax machines become popular. 1985 The Data Transmission Era begins 1970s Linemen begin test for dial-tone, pulse & tone dialing and polarity. 1969 The Internet launches. U.S. telephones total 1963 80,969,000. The first touch tone phone is introduced = 5 Million telephones to the American 1941 market. CCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCC Herbert Hoover becomes the first president with a telephone on his desk. Rotary test sets emerge for line verification testing. .. 1930s 1928 12,999,369 miles of telephone wire exist in the U.S. 1909 The first test sets are created to service POTS. 1900 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M 18M 1900 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Era Begins number of telephones increases from More than 6,000 independent telephone companies form in the United States. 1894-1904 1894-1904 285,000 3,317,000 = 500 telephone companies to Commercial telephone 1877 1876 . . Alexander Bell service begins in the U.S. creates the "talking telegraph"-- a telephone. 1840s The Lineman Profession Begins to Service the Telegraph Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. For more information on the TS54 TDR telephone test set, please visit www.flukenetworks.com/ts54 SOURCES http://oc.ebid.net/for-sale/western-electric-a-linemans-telephone-butt-test-set-59838171.htm http://www.plunkettresearch.com/telecommunications-market-research/industry-and-business-data http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/19/broadband-penetration-stats/ http://www.webbconsult.com/1970.html http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm http://www.telcomhistory.org/index.shtml FLUKE networks. THE EVOLUTION OF TEST SETS IN TELECOM HISTORY 2012 78,651,817 2011 broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. Fluke Networks launches TS54 TDR telephone test set, with = 10 Million TDR and Toner functionality. 3 tools in 1 make it 2010 62% 20% Global landlines estimated at 1.18 billion. lighter more cost effective = 100 Million Integrated TDR and toner allow voice, data and video telecommunication technicians to test today's systems 金 雷 • 3-year warranty • 2000 The High Speed Data Era Emerges First field tests for HDTV completed. ADSL standard created - spawns ability to transmit close to 1996 1994 100 Mbps of data. Test sets incorporate data detection. = 10 mbps The World Wide Web is born. 1992 1985 Fax machines become popular. 1985 The Data Transmission Era begins 1970s Linemen begin test for dial-tone, pulse & tone dialing and polarity. 1969 The Internet launches. U.S. telephones total 1963 80,969,000. The first touch tone phone is introduced = 5 Million telephones to the American 1941 market. ССССССССС CCCCCCCC Herbert Hoover becomes the first president with a telephone on his desk. Rotary test sets emerge for line verification testing. .. 1930s 1928 12,999,369 miles of telephone wire exist in the U.S. 1909 The first test sets are created to service POTS. 1900 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M 18M 1900 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Era Begins number of telephones increases from More than 6,000 independent telephone companies form in the United States. 1894-1904 1894-1904 285,000 3,317,000 = 500 telephone companies to Commercial telephone 1877 1876 . . Alexander Bell service begins in the U.S. creates the "talking telegraph"-- a telephone. 1840s The Lineman Profession Begins to Service the Telegraph Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. For more information on the TS54 TDR telephone test set, please visit www.flukenetworks.com/ts54 SOURCES http://oc.ebid.net/for-sale/western-electric-a-linemans-telephone-butt-test-set-59838171.htm http://www.plunkettresearch.com/telecommunications-market-research/industry-and-business-data http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/19/broadband-penetration-stats/ http://www.webbconsult.com/1970.html http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm http://www.telcomhistory.org/index.shtml FLUKE networks. THE EVOLUTION OF TEST SETS IN TELECOM HISTORY 2012 78,651,817 2011 broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. Fluke Networks launches TS54 TDR telephone test set, with = 10 Million TDR and Toner functionality. 3 tools in 1 make it 2010 62% 20% Global landlines estimated at 1.18 billion. lighter more cost effective = 100 Million Integrated TDR and toner allow voice, data and video telecommunication technicians to test today's systems 金 雷 • 3-year warranty • 2000 The High Speed Data Era Emerges First field tests for HDTV completed. ADSL standard created - spawns ability to transmit close to 1996 1994 100 Mbps of data. Test sets incorporate data detection. = 10 mbps The World Wide Web is born. 1992 1985 Fax machines become popular. 1985 The Data Transmission Era begins 1970s Linemen begin test for dial-tone, pulse & tone dialing and polarity. 1969 The Internet launches. U.S. telephones total 1963 80,969,000. The first touch tone phone is introduced = 5 Million telephones to the American 1941 market. ССССССССС CCCCCCCC Herbert Hoover becomes the first president with a telephone on his desk. Rotary test sets emerge for line verification testing. .. 1930s 1928 12,999,369 miles of telephone wire exist in the U.S. 1909 The first test sets are created to service POTS. 1900 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M 18M 1900 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Era Begins number of telephones increases from More than 6,000 independent telephone companies form in the United States. 1894-1904 1894-1904 285,000 3,317,000 = 500 telephone companies to Commercial telephone 1877 1876 . . Alexander Bell service begins in the U.S. creates the "talking telegraph"-- a telephone. 1840s The Lineman Profession Begins to Service the Telegraph Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. For more information on the TS54 TDR telephone test set, please visit www.flukenetworks.com/ts54 SOURCES http://oc.ebid.net/for-sale/western-electric-a-linemans-telephone-butt-test-set-59838171.htm http://www.plunkettresearch.com/telecommunications-market-research/industry-and-business-data http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/19/broadband-penetration-stats/ http://www.webbconsult.com/1970.html http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm http://www.telcomhistory.org/index.shtml FLUKE networks. THE EVOLUTION OF TEST SETS IN TELECOM HISTORY 2012 78,651,817 2011 broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. Fluke Networks launches TS54 TDR telephone test set, with = 10 Million TDR and Toner functionality. 3 tools in 1 make it 2010 62% 20% Global landlines estimated at 1.18 billion. lighter more cost effective = 100 Million Integrated TDR and toner allow voice, data and video telecommunication technicians to test today's systems 金 雷 • 3-year warranty • 2000 The High Speed Data Era Emerges First field tests for HDTV completed. ADSL standard created - spawns ability to transmit close to 1996 1994 100 Mbps of data. Test sets incorporate data detection. = 10 mbps The World Wide Web is born. 1992 1985 Fax machines become popular. 1985 The Data Transmission Era begins 1970s Linemen begin test for dial-tone, pulse & tone dialing and polarity. 1969 The Internet launches. U.S. telephones total 1963 80,969,000. The first touch tone phone is introduced = 5 Million telephones to the American 1941 market. ССССССССС CCCCCCCC Herbert Hoover becomes the first president with a telephone on his desk. Rotary test sets emerge for line verification testing. .. 1930s 1928 12,999,369 miles of telephone wire exist in the U.S. 1909 The first test sets are created to service POTS. 1900 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M 18M 1900 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Era Begins number of telephones increases from More than 6,000 independent telephone companies form in the United States. 1894-1904 1894-1904 285,000 3,317,000 = 500 telephone companies to Commercial telephone 1877 1876 . . Alexander Bell service begins in the U.S. creates the "talking telegraph"-- a telephone. 1840s The Lineman Profession Begins to Service the Telegraph Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. For more information on the TS54 TDR telephone test set, please visit www.flukenetworks.com/ts54 SOURCES http://oc.ebid.net/for-sale/western-electric-a-linemans-telephone-butt-test-set-59838171.htm http://www.plunkettresearch.com/telecommunications-market-research/industry-and-business-data http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/19/broadband-penetration-stats/ http://www.webbconsult.com/1970.html http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm http://www.telcomhistory.org/index.shtml FLUKE networks. THE EVOLUTION OF TEST SETS IN TELECOM HISTORY 2012 78,651,817 2011 broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. Fluke Networks launches TS54 TDR telephone test set, with = 10 Million TDR and Toner functionality. 3 tools in 1 make it 2010 62% 20% Global landlines estimated at 1.18 billion. lighter more cost effective = 100 Million Integrated TDR and toner allow voice, data and video telecommunication technicians to test today's systems 金 雷 • 3-year warranty • 2000 The High Speed Data Era Emerges First field tests for HDTV completed. ADSL standard created - spawns ability to transmit close to 1996 1994 100 Mbps of data. Test sets incorporate data detection. = 10 mbps The World Wide Web is born. 1992 1985 Fax machines become popular. 1985 The Data Transmission Era begins 1970s Linemen begin test for dial-tone, pulse & tone dialing and polarity. 1969 The Internet launches. U.S. telephones total 1963 80,969,000. The first touch tone phone is introduced = 5 Million telephones to the American 1941 market. ССССССССС CCCCCCCC Herbert Hoover becomes the first president with a telephone on his desk. Rotary test sets emerge for line verification testing. .. 1930s 1928 12,999,369 miles of telephone wire exist in the U.S. 1909 The first test sets are created to service POTS. 1900 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M 18M 1900 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Era Begins number of telephones increases from More than 6,000 independent telephone companies form in the United States. 1894-1904 1894-1904 285,000 3,317,000 = 500 telephone companies to Commercial telephone 1877 1876 . . Alexander Bell service begins in the U.S. creates the "talking telegraph"-- a telephone. 1840s The Lineman Profession Begins to Service the Telegraph Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. For more information on the TS54 TDR telephone test set, please visit www.flukenetworks.com/ts54 SOURCES http://oc.ebid.net/for-sale/western-electric-a-linemans-telephone-butt-test-set-59838171.htm http://www.plunkettresearch.com/telecommunications-market-research/industry-and-business-data http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/19/broadband-penetration-stats/ http://www.webbconsult.com/1970.html http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm http://www.telcomhistory.org/index.shtml FLUKE networks. THE EVOLUTION OF TEST SETS IN TELECOM HISTORY 2012 78,651,817 2011 broadband Internet subscribers in the U.S. Fluke Networks launches TS54 TDR telephone test set, with = 10 Million TDR and Toner functionality. 3 tools in 1 make it 2010 62% 20% Global landlines estimated at 1.18 billion. lighter more cost effective = 100 Million Integrated TDR and toner allow voice, data and video telecommunication technicians to test today's systems 金 雷 • 3-year warranty • 2000 The High Speed Data Era Emerges First field tests for HDTV completed. ADSL standard created - spawns ability to transmit close to 1996 1994 100 Mbps of data. Test sets incorporate data detection. = 10 mbps The World Wide Web is born. 1992 1985 Fax machines become popular. 1985 The Data Transmission Era begins 1970s Linemen begin test for dial-tone, pulse & tone dialing and polarity. 1969 The Internet launches. U.S. telephones total 1963 80,969,000. The first touch tone phone is introduced = 5 Million telephones to the American 1941 market. ССССССССС CCCCCCCC Herbert Hoover becomes the first president with a telephone on his desk. Rotary test sets emerge for line verification testing. .. 1930s 1928 12,999,369 miles of telephone wire exist in the U.S. 1909 The first test sets are created to service POTS. 1900 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M 18M 1900 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Era Begins number of telephones increases from More than 6,000 independent telephone companies form in the United States. 1894-1904 1894-1904 285,000 3,317,000 = 500 telephone companies to Commercial telephone 1877 1876 . . Alexander Bell service begins in the U.S. creates the "talking telegraph"-- a telephone. 1840s The Lineman Profession Begins to Service the Telegraph Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of networks and applications. For more information on the TS54 TDR telephone test set, please visit www.flukenetworks.com/ts54 SOURCES http://oc.ebid.net/for-sale/western-electric-a-linemans-telephone-butt-test-set-59838171.htm http://www.plunkettresearch.com/telecommunications-market-research/industry-and-business-data http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/19/broadband-penetration-stats/ http://www.webbconsult.com/1970.html http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm http://www.telcomhistory.org/index.shtml FLUKE networks.