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Navigating the New Telecommunications Landscape: Bandwidth, Ownership, and Digital Evolution

This overview explores the evolution of telecommunications, focusing on key issues such as bandwidth, the last mile delivery, and emerging digital realities. It highlights critical milestones like the 1984 AT&T settlement and the implications of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on competition and pricing. With the rapid advancements driven by Moore's Law and the shift from analog to digital networks, we address the challenges and opportunities faced by businesses and consumers alike. Key themes include ownership, service delivery, changes in long-distance rates, and the growing influence of digital over traditional telecommunications.

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Navigating the New Telecommunications Landscape: Bandwidth, Ownership, and Digital Evolution

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  1. Telecommunications Introduction to telecommunication issues

  2. NewReality

  3. Digital Superhighway Bandwidth Last Mile delivery Ownership Fat or Thin Clients Content Retail and Business-to-Business UNDER CON- STRUCTION

  4. Moore’s Law Chip capacity doubles every 18 Months. Bandwidth Gordon Moore

  5. Modem Standard Telephone System Analog Switch Switch Switch Analog Digital Digital Network Network

  6. Telecommunications History • Pre 1984 Local and long distance monopoly • 1984 AT&T settlement Intense long distance competition • 1996 Telecommunications Act Local access competition Bandwidth

  7. The Telecom Wars AT&T MCI/Worldcom Sprint SBC GTE BT Cable & Wireless BellSouth Quest • • •

  8. Telephone Changes • Rapidly decreasing long distance rates • Value added telephone services • Cellular access • Flat rate long distance? • Internet access

  9. Datagram Logic (IP) Packet n Packet 2 Packet 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 PAD 2

  10. 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

  11. Bandwidth Needs • Voice: 56.6 Kbs • Data: 30KB = 4.2 sec • Image: 500KB = 70.7 sec • Video: 500 Kbs (heavily compressed)

  12. Access Any time Any place Any way

  13. Standard voice • Integrated Services Digital Network • Digital Subscriber Lines • Cable Modem • Direct network connection

  14. Desktop Control • Who controls the desktop • Standardization and version management • Distribution • Payment for access

  15. Mindshare Ownership

  16. Client Focus Bill Gates

  17. Net Focus Larry Ellison

  18. The Information Paradigm ? Profitability ? Impact on traditional business ? Security ? Privacy

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