

The development of personal computers contributes to a wider demand for video communication.ARPANET, serves as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and military networks.Ethernet 10 Mbit/s protocol is released.Xerox PARC develops Ethernet 2.94 Mbit/s protocol (1973).It is able to transmit very crude images in two directions via standard telephone lines. AT&T uses video communications for its Picturephone service.It used two radio links set up for video conferencing through UHF/VHF. NASA uses video communications to keep in touch with its astronauts during its first manned space missions.This device is mostly used by the German post office, establishing a channel of coaxial cables running a hundred miles between Berlin and Leipzig.

The Gegensehn-Fernsprechanlagen, the world’s first video telephone service launches in Germany.Video communication/conference history When Development of software video conference solutions such as Bluejeans, Vidyo, Pexip, Zoom and Slack to mention a few, are progressively making inroads on the traditional technology turf. Video conferencing, up until a few years ago, was traditionally exclusively based on hardware (codecs) produced by companies such as Tandberg, Polycom, HP, Sony, Aethra, Lifesize and Radvision to mention a few.
