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Telecommunications. Introduction to telecommunication issues. New Reality. Digital Superhighway. Bandwidth Last Mile delivery Ownership Fat or Thin Clients Content Retail and Business-to-Business. UNDER CON- STRUCTION. Moore’s Law. Chip capacity doubles every 18 Months. Bandwidth.
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Telecommunications Introduction to telecommunication issues
Digital Superhighway Bandwidth Last Mile delivery Ownership Fat or Thin Clients Content Retail and Business-to-Business UNDER CON- STRUCTION
Moore’s Law Chip capacity doubles every 18 Months. Bandwidth Gordon Moore
Modem Standard Telephone System Analog Switch Switch Switch Analog Digital Digital Network Network
Telecommunications History • Pre 1984 Local and long distance monopoly • 1984 AT&T settlement Intense long distance competition • 1996 Telecommunications Act Local access competition Bandwidth
The Telecom Wars AT&T MCI/Worldcom Sprint SBC GTE BT Cable & Wireless BellSouth Quest • • •
Telephone Changes • Rapidly decreasing long distance rates • Value added telephone services • Cellular access • Flat rate long distance? • Internet access
Datagram Logic (IP) Packet n Packet 2 Packet 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 PAD 2
Internet • Best effort processing • Speed depends on traffic • Packets follow different routes • Routes determined as packets sent • No delay control Telephone • Reserved processing • 56.6 Kb/sec data speed • All traffic follows same route • Route determined when call made • Delay critical
Bandwidth Needs • Voice: 56.6 Kbs • Data: 30KB = 4.2 sec • Image: 500KB = 70.7 sec • Video: 500 Kbs (heavily compressed)
Access Any time Any place Any way
Standard voice • Integrated Services Digital Network • Digital Subscriber Lines • Cable Modem • Direct network connection
Desktop Control • Who controls the desktop • Standardization and version management • Distribution • Payment for access
Mindshare Ownership
Client Focus Bill Gates
Net Focus Larry Ellison
The Information Paradigm ? Profitability ? Impact on traditional business ? Security ? Privacy