2.  1966 – Fibre Optic Technologies  1982 – Video conferencing was available for the mass market  1991 – Wi-Fi was first invented 1960 1980 1991 1982 Video Conferencing Wi-Fi 1966 Fibre Optics

4.  1966, scientist Charles Kao developed fibre-optic cables — glass fibers that carry huge amounts of information in the form of light rather than electricity.  2009 - He won the Nobel Prize in Physics half of the prize, "for ground-breaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibre’s for optical communication“  Then the technology that was already in place it was adapted to allow internet connectivity to allow a faster method of broadband internet, with speeds of up to 50mbps.  Reference - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113527362

6.  Originated in America, However it was too expensive to be used widespread, system cost $250,000 and $1,000 per hour to run.  1990’s - technical advances in Internet Protocol (IP) and more efficient video compression technologies were developed that would allow desktop or PC-based videoconferencing. This then meant that businesses could use the technology at a cost reduced rate thanks to the internet.  http://www.nefsis.com/Best-Video-Conferencing-Software/video- conferencing-history.html http://www.nefsis.com/Best-Video-Conferencing-Software/video- conferencing-history.html

8.  1991 - Wi-Fi was invented by Vic Hayes an American business man, NCR Corporation  Then products were brought on the market under the name WaveLAN with speeds of 1Mbps/2Mbps.  However other businesses were rolling out cheaper Wi- Fi solutions so the creator of Wi-Fi retired from the business. Then the business struggled against the fast competition and decided to quit.  http://www.wilcorpinc.com/wifi_history.htm