The first link of a global wireless network connected the British Empire in 1922
The dream of an interconnected British Empire became a reality in 1922 when the first link of the Imperial Wireless Chain opened, revolutionizing how news and data traveled across oceans.
In April 1922, the wireless station at Leafield began transmitting high-power telegraphy signals to Egypt, marking the official start of a global communication network. Before this, messages relied on physical underwater cables that were vulnerable to being cut during wartime or damaged by natural shifts in the seabed.
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