The Archive · 1927

Telephone Messages to Australia

Immense Possibilities of the Near Future London, Jan. 3.

2 next few months Londoners be talking by wireless telephony to friend: in Australia, [South Africa and Canada, The Post [Office is collaborating with the: [Marconi Company, the contractors. for the Beam Wireless Services to. these Dominions.

These services are primarily me tended for wireless telegraphy, but they are also to be tested for the purpose of seeing whether they can be used effectively and economically for telephonic communication.

Already it is understood that wireless conversations have been held between the Post Office authorities here ard in Canada through the medium of the (Canadian Beam Station opened for wireless telegraphic purposes last October. Similar conversations will be tried with Australia and South Africa when the services are reopened in the ne Wireless through Reuter.

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