Telecommunications involves the transmission of signals over long distances through any medium to allow communication. The history of telecommunications began with the telegraph in 1833 invented by Samuel Morse, though Gauss and Weber had developed an early electric telegraph in 1822. World Telecommunication Day commemorates the anniversary of the first International Convention on telegraphy and the founding of the International Telecommunication Union. Wireless communication uses electromagnetic waves to transmit signals through space without physical connections, allowing communication through devices like antennas, laptops and cell phones.