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Regional Optical Networking - Trends

Regional Optical Networking - Trends. I2 Member Meeting May 2, 2005. 70%. Percent Of The Papers Published IEEE Transactions On Communications. U.S. Industry. Non-U.S. Universities. 85%. U.S. Universities. Where is Telecommunications Research Performed? A Historic Shift.

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Regional Optical Networking - Trends

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  1. Regional Optical Networking - Trends I2 Member Meeting May 2, 2005

  2. 70% Percent Of The Papers Published IEEE Transactions On Communications U.S. Industry Non-U.S. Universities 85% U.S. Universities Where is Telecommunications Research Performed?A Historic Shift Source: Bob Lucky, Telcordia/SAIC

  3. Fossil Fuel Business Plan • If the SBC-ATT and Verizon-MCI mergers were finalized, those two companies would have 80 percent of the market, including the lucrative enterprise sector of government and big business contracts, Notebaert said. "From a public policy point of view, I think that's an issue. Sure, it's self-serving for us from a certain degree. But I really do worry ... if it goes down to two and they have 80 percent of market." • - Qwest Chairman and CEO Dick Notebaert • Feb. 2005

  4. Common RON Issues • Will the ILEC make “waves?” • Some are now offering reasonable Gig-E, and indicating 10GE availability • Depending on your visibility, ILEC may apply pressure to use their services!

  5. “The milk of innovation does not come from cash cows.” - Lawrence Lessig The Future of Ideas

  6. BPG Legislative Principles in Telecommunications Reform • The United States should adopt as a national goal a broadband Internet that is secure, affordable, and available to all, supporting two-way, gigabit-per-second speeds and beyond.

  7. BPG Legislative Principles in Telecommunications Reform • All components of the public broadband Internet must remain open to all persons, all applications, and all lawful content. All components must interconnect and interoperate using freely available, international standards.

  8. BPG Legislative Principles in Telecommunications Reform • As Congress drafts federal legislation covering broadband Internet services, it should ensure that such legislation creates a level playing field for competing technologies so that market forces can drive continued innovation and affordable access.

  9. BPG Legislative Principles in Telecommunications Reform • State and local government must have the right to build and deploy their own public, broadband networks to enable the full participation of their citizens in Internet-based higher education, workforce development, and telemedicine.

  10. BPG Legislative Principles in Telecommunications Reform • The federal government must renew its leading role in funding academic research and development in future Internet technologies and applications in order for America to enjoy the full benefits of the broadband revolution and to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

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