I way - Network Infrastructure for e-Commerce
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Al Gore introduced the concept of the Information Superhighway in 1994 as a global communications network allowing people to share information and connect worldwide. It refers to a physical network of modern, high-speed links connecting everyone at home or work to everything else through broadband connections, functioning similarly to the internet. The network can carry data, voice, video and other services worldwide using technologies like satellite, fiber optics and cellular networks. It requires large investments and alliances between different industries to share costs and acquire expertise.
I way - Network Infrastructure for e-Commerce
- 1. Chapter 3
- 2. introduced by Al Gore, 1994 “Information Superhighway will allow us to share information, to connect, and to communicate as a global community.”
- 3. a physical network, an infrastructure of modern high-speed links links everyone at home or office to everything else in practicality it is identical to internet provided -connections are broadband -they are continuously running as internet develops into I-way, changes will take place in infrastructure not in internet
- 4. Information Superhighway is a high-speed global communications network that can carry data, voice, video and other services around the world using technology such as the satellite, optical fibre and cellular telecommunications.
- 5. Users: becoming information publishers. Consumers, end users, or businesses: consuming information products/services. ISPs: commercial, government or private. Value added information providers: includes third party brokers, intermediaries, originators of services who add value to services provided by others.
- 6. Large resource requirement. Alliance between communication, entertainment, and information sectors. Alliance to reduce risks, spread costs and acquire costly expertise in different area instantly.
- 7. Telecom-based Infrastructure Cable TV-based Infrastructure Wireless Infrastructure Commercial online Infrastructure Consumer/ Business Premises Equipment Backbone Communica tion and Satellite Networks Network Access Equipment Local on-Ramps Global Information Distribution Netwroks
- 8. NETWORK ACCESS EQUIPMENT hardware and software vendors: who provide set-top boxes computers switches, hubs, routers software platforms such as browser operating systems
- 9. LOCAL ON-RAMPS wiring linking homes with backbone requirement of huge investment also known as “last mile” divided into four categories: telecom based infrastructure cable tv-based infrastructure wireless infrastructure commercial online infrastructure
- 10. GLOBAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK long distance network satellite networks