通信在不同的环境下有不同的解释，在出现电波传递通信后通信(Communication)被单一解释为信息的传递，指由一地向另一地进行信息的传输与交换，其目的是传输消息。然而，通信是在人类实践过程中随着社会生产力的发展对传递消息的要求不断提升使得人类文明不断进步。在各种各样的通信方式中，利用“电”来传递消息的通信方法称为电信(Telecommunication)，这种通信具有迅速、准确、可靠等特点，且几乎不受时间、地点、空间、距离的限制，因而得到了飞速发展和广泛应用；在现今因电波的快捷性使得从远古人类物质交换过程中就结合文化交流与实体经济不断积累进步的实物性通信（邮政通信）被人类理解为制约经济发展的阻碍。在古代，人们通过驿站、飞鸽传书、烽火报警、符号、身体语言、眼神、触碰等方式进行信息传递。到了今天，随着现代科学水平的飞速发展，相继出现了无线电、固定电话、移动电话、互联网甚至视频电话等各种通信方式。通信技术拉近了人与人之间的距离，提高了经济的效率，深刻地改变了人类的生活方式和社会面。
Communication have different interpretations in different environments, in the presence of transmission communication communication (Communication ) is a single explanation for the information transmission, the transmission and switching from one place to another information, its purpose is to transmit messages. However, the communication is in the process of human practice with the requirements for the messages of the development of social productive forces unceasing promotion makes the continuous progress of human civilization. In a variety of ways of communication, communication method using " power " to pass a message called Telecom (Telecommunication ), the communication with the rapid, accurate, reliable, and almost free from the limitation of time, place, space, distance, and thus obtained the rapid development and wide application of physical exchange of communication process; on the combination of cultural exchange and the entity economy accumulate progress from ancient human material in nowadays because of fast wave makes ( postal ) being understood as restriction hinders the economic development.In ancient times, people communicate by post, Dove Chuanshu, fire alarm, symbol, body language, eye contact, etc.. Today, with the rapid development of modern scientific level, appeared in the radio, fixed telephone, mobile phone, Internet and video telephone and other communication mode. Communication technology shortens the distance between people, improve economic efficiency, profoundly changed the way of life and social human.
