(c) Marius Janson1 Internet Access Provider The Internet: A short history –Original concepts in 1960s Connect 4 computers Package Telephony –Technical/Scientific/Academic access 1980s –Internet access open 1990s
(c) Marius Janson2 Internet Access Provider Internet Growth
(c) Marius Janson3 IAP Internet Drivers –Business-to-consumer commerce –Business-to-business commerce –Software innovation WWW –Consumers + Society Work Life Learn Entertainment
(c) Marius Janson4 IAP Who are profiting? –Hardware suppliers –IAPs e.g. AOL –Bandwidth providers e.g. Regional Bell Companies, AT&T long distance –Content providers –Businesses?
(c) Marius Janson5 IAP Who are the IAPs? –Telcos e.g. AT&T, MCI, Sprint –Cable companies using modems –Online companies e.g. AOL, Compuserve
(c) Marius Janson6 IAP Internet and other systems –AOL is an online service connected to internet for Special services not available on internet Reservation system –Internet Educational Academic Commercial (recently)
(c) Marius Janson7 IAP IAP market future –Virtual companies consisting of mobile users contractors telecommuters working together on the same network –Combining data, voice, video –Linking LANs and WANs –Extension of online access –More speed, i.e. higher bandwidth
(c) Marius Janson8 IAP What is driving the need for bandwidth? –Increasing number of users –Graphics transmission Audio Video –Electronic commerce –More powerful PCs –CAD/CAM applications
(c) Marius Janson9 IAP Bandwidth - Why important? –Assume you need to download a 10 megabyte video clip to your PC Bandwidth Price/month Time Kbps $ (minutes) Mbps Warning - You want the speed, you pay the price