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International Telecom
- A Phone in Every Village: Taking Telecom to Rural India
Taneja, Abhinav
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- Reviews India's telecom policy and discusses guidelines and drivers for developing telecom infrastructure in India's rural areas. The author also makes recommendations for private sector investment and highlights some of the relevant technologies for telecom infrastructure build-out.
- Benchmarking Telecommunications in Developing Countries: A Poland Case Study
Kroder, Stanley L. , Ph.D.
Wilkinson, Gary F. , Ph.D.
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- The authors use benchmarking and diffusion analysis to describe the changes within the telecommunications industry in a particular region to draw conclusions about telecom policy. By benchmarking telecom, they can compare the focal country's telecom infrastructure -- in this case, Poland -- to that of other countries and draw conclusions concerning the effectiveness of its telecom policies. They also use a basic diffusion model to draw policy implications concerning the pace of telecommunications infrastructure development. In this study, they compare Poland's telecom development at several levels to both its Central and Eastern European neighbors and the European Union and draw some conclusions from their findings.
- China's Telecom Market: Change and Competition
Rehak, Alexandra
Wang, John
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- The authors analyze the trends, competition, and opportunities in China's telecommunications market and provide some forecasts of China's network development and telecom services.
- Developing a U.S. Telecom Presence in the Former Soviet Union
Feller, Gordon
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- Western companies establishing projects in remote regions of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) face real challenges in getting operations started. Structuring commercial transactions, particularly ones that work, largely depends upon entering the market through the proper doorways and developing market presence with the appropriate partnerships. The author examines the strategies and lessons learned by two companies -- Hughes Network Systems and IDB Worldcom, Inc. -- who have successfully developed a market presence in the FSU.
- Doing Business in Russia: East-to-West Technology Transfer
Feller, Gordon
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- Discusses the abundant opportunities within Russia's underfunded network of science and technology institutes, labs, and enterprises which still carry on the basic R&D work once funded so generously and patiently during the days of the former USSR. The author presents six vital facts that make Russia an increasingly attractive arena for tapping technology.
- Mobile Satellite Communications in Canada
Long, Murray R.
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- Discusses the characteristics and incentives to establish a domestic mobile satellite (MSAT) communications system in Canada. Included are discussions of the technology, how it differs from GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite systems, and the customer base (major users), as well as distribution and product development strategies to address the unique challenges of selling MSAT services.
- Opening Brazil's Telecom Markets to Competition
Sapoznik, Ralph
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- Ralph Sapoznik provides us with an overview of the events that led to the establishment of multiple Brazil-owned monopolies and the Brazilian model for privatization of those monopolies. He builds a case for privatizing telecom services in Brazil, then presents the advantages of moving to a duopoly model before opening the markets to full competition. Ralph also considers the patterns of noncompetitive behavior and discusses the potential for anti-competitive problems.
- Smart Communities In Action
Jung, John G.
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- John Jung's companion article available only electronically.
- Smart Communities: Digitally-Inclined and Content-Rich
Jung, John G.
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- John Jung has previously written about the increasing role of telecommunications in any community's economic development strategy. In this latest NTQ article, he looks at the state of the smart community today. He argues that merely deploying additional wire does not make the community smart. The successful smart communities are those that are able to use the technologies of a knowledge-based economy to develop, market, and supply new products and services that are demanded both by other knowledge-based economies and by the developing markets moving in that direction.
- Southern African Regional Telecommunications: Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century
Coakley, John
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- Global Perspective columnist John Coakley discusses the formidable challenge the 12 nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) face in keeping pace with the evolving global telecommunications sector. This article discusses reform efforts currently underway in these 12 nations plus the anticipated next steps in their efforts to privatize and introduce competition. Included is a table of SADC Telecom Indicators and a sidebar describing the SADC and the Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program objective.
- Telecommunications in Brazil: A Challenge
Marques, Amilcar Piazzetta
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- In this issue our Global Perspective columnist discusses the role of telecommunications in the evolution and expansion of the Brazilian economy.
- Telecommunications in China: More Than Was Bargained For?
Ure, John , Ph.D.
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- Discusses the likelihood of China opening its telecom market to foreign direct investment (FDI) for funding much-needed network expansion. Included in the discussion is a review of China's telecom revenue sources and opportunities. Also included is an insightful look into the Chinese policy-making process.
- Telehealth at the Crossroads
Gardner, James N. , Esq.
Barron, James H.
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- The authors summarize and analyze a report done by the Council on Competitiveness, Highway to Health: Transforming U.S. Health Care in the Information Age. This comprehensive report identifies the major roadblocks impeding the rollout of a national health information infrastructure and assesses the potential benefits that would result from their removal. The authors outline the specific barriers identified by the Council and analyze the proposed reforms.
- Telemedicine in the 1990s: Issues and Opportunities
Thomas, Bennett
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- Bennett Thomas looks at telemedicine in the 1990s, and its potential for delivering quality, cost-effective medical care. He notes that while high costs and inadequate infrastructure continue to be problems, cultural and human factors also present big obstacles to acceptance. This article includes five case studies from around the world: Newfoundland, the United States, Germany, Russia, and Third World Nations. He concludes that the keys to success are adequate funding and widespread project support from those involved.
- The Art of Building Large Cellular Systems
Westin, Dan M.
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- Explores recent developments in terms of roaming capability and the expansion of cellular networks. In particular, it examines how switching systems of different vendors can work smoothly together on a local, regional, and national basis. A case history is featured to demonstrate how these factors come together for existing analog networks and digital systems coming on-line in China.
- The Continuing Expansion of World Wireless Subscribers
Shosteck, Herschel , Ph.D.
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- Three converging forces -- political, economic, and technological -- are driving continuing growth of cellular/wireless subscribers. The author presents his latest analyses and forecasts for worldwide cellular subscriber growth rates through 2000.
- The Emerging Business Economics of Telecommunications
Shaw, James K. , Ph.D.
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- Provides a definition of convergence and discusses its significance in the restructuring of the telecommunications industry. Prompted by deregulation and technological advance, the author contends that no firm can fully participate in all sectors of the industry without acquiring, merging, or cooperating with complementary firms.
- The New International Agenda of NARUC
Gardner, James N. , Esq.
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- Features an interview with Ron Eachus, a public utility commissioner from the state of Oregon and current chairman of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Ad Hoc Committee on International Relations. Mr. Eachus gives us insights into NARUC's proposal to create a permanent new committee to encourage international regulatory cooperation and participation. According to the author, NARUC will be creating a new international forum which could significantly influence the evolutionary path of telecom regulation in the United States and abroad.
- Tough Times for India's Cellular Carriers
Shailaja V.R.
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- The author discusses the factors underlying the current financial difficulties for India's cellular carriers. Unrealistic projections for subscriber growth and airtime usage are the primary reasons. In this article, she examines the reasons why subscriber growth and airtime usage have not developed as expected, the government response, and what the operators are doing now to survive.
- Wireless Local Loop in Hungary: A Case Study
Bennatan, Elli
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- Describes some of the challenges and lessons learned in the implementation of a fixed wireless telephony system in Hungary. The Hungarian national telecommunications operator required a wireless network that could provide the quality, performance, and features of competing landline systems.
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