20 phnet beyond
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The document celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Philippine Internet by providing details on key milestones. It notes that on March 29, 1994, the Philippines directly connected to the Internet for the first time through the educational network Philnet connecting to Sprintlink in California. This connection allowed Philippine universities to access the Internet, after which commercial ISPs started and allowed public signup. The document outlines some of the first universities connected, ISPs, dotcoms, and websites in the Philippines. It describes how today there is mobile internet, connected devices, apps, and a strong developer ecosystem, all starting to grow rapidly after the initial 1994 connection.
20 phnet beyond
- 2. Who am I? J Jim Ayson SMART Partner Management SMART Developer Network SPINNR Indie jdayson@smart.com.ph @jimayson Facebook.com/jimayson
- 3. What are we celebraFng today?
- 4. The 20th Anniversary of the Philippine Internet!
- 5. On March 29, 1994 -‐ the Philippines directly connected to the Internet for the first Fme.
- 6. The educaFonal network Philnet connected to Sprintlink in California. This connected Philippine universiFes to the Internet, aTer which commercial ISPs started operaFng, allowing the public to signup for Dialup accounts.
- 7. First UniversiFes connected… Ateneo de Manila, University of the Philppines (Diliman, Los Banos, Manila, De La Salle University, St Louis University (Baguio), University of San Carlos (Cebu), Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro), etc.
- 8. The connecFon spawned the birth of today’s Philippine Digital Economy.
- 9. First Internet Service Providers (the first Internet startups! 1994-‐1996) MosCom, iPhil, PhilOnline, I-‐Manila, Portalic, Sequel, Cybernet Live!, etc.
- 10. The First Dotcoms and tech startups Hatch Asia in Fort Bonifacio – one of the early tech incubators
- 11. The First Philippine Websites
- 12. And today we have
- 13. Mobile Internet (2G, 3G, HSPA, 4G LTE)
- 14. Connected Mobile Devices (from Nokia S60 and Blackberry to iOS and Android)
- 15. Apps
- 16. A healthy developer/startup ecosystem
- 17. All these started at a fast pace aTer March 29, 1994.
- 18. What’s NEXT?
- 19. Many predicFons, here’s my favorite: The “Internet of Things” becomes the “Internet of Me”. Wearable Tech, the QuanFfied Self, the connected car, billions of connected devices… requires iPv6
- 21. And now a special guest to say a few words…..
- 22. Vinton Cerf -‐ Chief Internet Evangelist of Google and the “Father of the Internet”
- 23. Thank you and have a great day!