Telecommunications Introduction to telecommunication issues
New Reality
Bandwidth Last Mile delivery Ownership Fat or Thin Clients Content Retail and Business-to-Business Digital Superhighway UNDER CON- STRUCTION
Chip capacity doubles every 18 Months. Gordon Moore Moore’s Law Bandwidth
Digital Standard Telephone System Analog Network Analog Digital Modem Switch 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 1Packet PAD
Telephone Reserved processing 56.6 Kb/sec data speed All traffic follows same route Route determined when call made Delay critical Internet Best effort processing Speed depends on traffic Packets follow different routes Routes determined as packets sent No delay control
Bandwidth Needs Voice: 56.6 Kbs Data:30KB = 4.2 sec Image:500KB = 70.7 sec Video:500 Kbs (heavily compressed)
Any time Any place Any way Access
Standard voice Integrated Services Digital Network Digital Subscriber Lines Cable Modem Direct network connection
Who controls the desktop Standardization and version management Distribution Payment for access Desktop Control
Mindshare Ownership
Bill Gates Client Focus
Net Focus Larry Ellison
Issue: e-Business Content Electronic Storefronts Business to Business
E-commerce
The Information Paradigm ? Profitability ? Impact on traditional business ? Security ? Privacy