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Telecommunications in the North America Region

CSE5806 – Telecommunications Management

Telecommunications in the Northern America Region

Names have been deleted Figure 1: North American Continent

Source: http://wonderclub.com/Atlas/images_gif/namera.gif

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Contents

• Introduction

• USA Mainland

• US Virgin Islands

• Hawaii

• Alaska + Aleutian Islands

• Canada + North Canada Islands

• Mexico

• Recent Changes

• Projected Changes

• Factors Affecting the Telco Industry

• Summary and Close

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Introduction

► This report has been compiled for the purpose of obtaining background information and knowledge of Telecommunications in the Northern American Region of the world.

► The target audience are managers in the communications, telecommunications and information technology industry.

► Research and collection of information was achieved by use of the internet, library information, newspaper articles, journal publications, census records, regulatory websites and contact with individuals from particular countries in the region.

► All attempts have been made to ensure information is reliable and accurate

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The USA MainlandPopulation = 289 million

Interesting Facts-History goes back to Alexander Graham Bell-Telstar Satellite - 1962-AT&T Monopoly status removed - 1984-Generally leads the rest of the world

Major Telco SuppliersAT&TSprintWorldComNumerous others

Figure 2: Map of the United States of AmericaSource: www.gohrw.com/atlas/norm_map/usa.gif

Telecommunication Regulatory Body FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

Key Telco Services include :-TelephonyWirelessInternet

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The US Virgin IslandsPopulation = 110,000Land Area= 349 Square km

Telecommunication Regulatory Body =FCC

Key Telco ServicesTelephone, Mobiles, Internet

Interesting FactsOriginally a combination of English, French and Dutch SettlementsUSA purchased the islands from Denmark in 1917 for $25m

Population declined from 43000 in 1835 to 22000 in 1932

Physical location is remote from the US mainlandNot to be confused with the British Virgin islands

Major Telco SuppliersAT&T

Figure 3: Map of the Virgin IslandsSource: http://www.danishchaletetinn.com/images/1-TheCaribbeanS.jpg

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Hawaii

Interesting FactsHawaii is located in the middle of the Pacific OceanConsists of 132 islands stretching across 2,530 km.Only 7 islands are inhabited

Hawaii is a major submarine cable “connection point”between mainland US and Australasia

Major Telco SuppliersVerizon Hawaii IncAT&TACSBell AtlanticBell SouthCable and Wireless

Population = 1.24 millionLand Area= 16,635 Square km

Telecommunication Regulatory Body = FCC

Key Telco ServicesTelephone, Mobiles, Internet

Figure 4: Map of HawaiiSource: http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_map/hawaii.gif

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Alaska and the Aleutian IslandsPopulation = 650,000

Land AreaAlaska = 2,240 km long 1296 km wideAleutian Islands span another 1900 km

Major Telco SuppliersACS – Alaska Communications Systems

AT&T – American Telephone and Telegraph

GCI – General Communication Inc.

Figure 5: Map showing location of Alaskawww.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teahers/activities/images/2516_icemheav_aleutian.gif

Key Telco ServicesTelephone, Mobiles, Internet, SatelliteWireless broadband

Interesting FactsUSA purchase from Russia in 1867 for $7.2m

$200m worth of gold is produced in 1898

$900m worth of oil and gas is earned in 1969

Telecommunication Regulatory Body = FCC

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Canada (including the North Canada Islands)

Interesting FactsIn 1903 the Canadian government Placed Bell Canada subject to the Railways Act of 1903 Major Telco Suppliers

Figure 6: Map of CanadaSource: www.gohrw.com/atlas/norm_map/canada.gif

Population = 31 millionLand Area10 million square km

Telecommunication Regulatory BodyCanadian Radio-Television andTelecommunications Commission(CRTC)

Key Telco ServicesTelephone, Mobiles, Internet, Satellite, Wireless

In 1958 Canada had a microwave network stretching 6400 km !Canada had $32 billion worth of Telecommunications revenue in 2000 - a key sector of the Canadian economyGovernment and Regulatory has had much input towards this positive goal

Bell CanadaSasktel (Saskatchewan Telecommunications)

TELUS Communications

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Mexico

Interesting FactsOriginal Infrastructure set up by Ericsson

1947 to 1972 Mexican Government “takeover” - Telmex

Industry decline from 1972 to 1988

Telmex privatisation in 1990

Competition is now producing benefits

Major Telco SuppliersTelmexAlestraAvantel

Figure 7: Map of MexicoSource: www.gohrw.com/atlas/norm_map/mexico.gif

Population = 102 millionLand Area1.9 million square kmTelecommunication Regulatory Body

“Comision Federal deTelecomunicaciones” (COFETEL)

Key Telco ServicesTelephone, Mobiles, Internet, Satellite, Wireless

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Recent Changes - Introduction

3. Internet and E-Business Related Services

Three Categories of recent telecommunications changes have been noted across the region;

1. Voice Related Services

2. Data Communication Services

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Recent Changes 1Voice Related Services

Local Voice Services – Business Line, Business Trunk

ISDN

Voice Messaging Services

Mobile fax and data

Long Distance

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Recent Changes 2Data Communication Services

Transparent LAN Service (TLS)

Virtual Private Network

Managed Network Services

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Recent Changes 3 Internet and E-Business Related Services

Internet Access (Dial-up, ADSL, ISDN, T1)

ASP Infrastructure

Internet Data Centres

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Projected Changes for the FutureAmong the recent changes many analysts believe the future will be more dependant

on a few key inventions, so projections will vastly relay on the following technologies;

Broadband Technologies

Electronic Commerce

Mobile Commerce

Virtual Private Networks

Video Mobile Phone

Value Added Mobile Networks

Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP).

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Projected Changes for the Future (2)

Source: This excel graph generated based on a data table publishes by Jupiter Research- (Price water house Coopers-2001).

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Factors Affecting the Telecommunications Industry

Regulatory Reform

Technological Change and Product Development

Geographic

Economic

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Figure 8: Canada – Population Density, 2001 by Dissemination Area[1]

[1] 2001 Census of Canada: http://www.canadainfolink.ca/DensityMap2001.jpg

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Summary and CloseTelecommunications services in the North America Region are affected by a number of factors such as :-

History

Economy

Political

Geography

Technology

As a result services will vary from one place to another

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Comparison Table Country Population PSTN Mobiles Internet Broadband Access to PCs

USA Mainland 288m 95% 49% 54% 7% 65%

US Virgin Islands 110,000 99% 37% 16% - NA

Hawaii 1.24m 97% 56% 43% - 52%

Alaska(including the Aleutian Islands) 650,000 97% 41% 56% 9% 65%

Canada(including the North Canada Islands) 31m 99% 38% 48% 12% 70%

Mexico 102m 40% 25% 5% - 7%

Table 1.

Table 1 above provides a comparison of service penetration rates in the form of percentage of population for different countries and states across the North America regionm = million

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