Who Needs a 'Killer App'? Two Perspectives on Content in Residential Broadband Networks

10.32920/ryerson.14639022.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine A. Middleton

Keyword(s):

Future Development ◽

Broadband Networks ◽

Broadband Network ◽

E Mail

This paper describes the deployment of a residential broadband network by relating two parallel but contrasting stories. Story 1 considers network providers' search for a killer application to drive demand for broadband networks, while Story 2 suggests that consumers have already found a killer application in e-mail and basic connectivity. It appears that residential broadband networks are currently being developed with a Story 1 perspective in mind. Story 2 should be assessed in the context of its historical persistence and significance. The implications for future development of residential broadband networks are considered when both stories are accepted as plausible.

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Residential Broadband Networks: Preliminary Findings from a Canadian ‘Information Highway’ Trial

10.32920/ryerson.14636973.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine A. Middleton

Keyword(s):

Future Research ◽

Broadband Networks ◽

Community Based ◽

Research Directions ◽

Research Results ◽

Broadband Network ◽

Consumer Access ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

E Mail ◽

Roll Out

There were many broadband network trials in the mid 1990s, but most of them were proprietary undertakings with research results available only to those corporations who participated in the trials. As such, there has been little public or academic discourse about the outcomes of these trials. With consumer access to broadband networks becoming more widespread however, it is important for industry and consumers to learn from the experiences of previous network deployments. This paper presents research results from a Canadian broadband trial. Three key themes are outlined: i) innovative content was developed for this trial, but there was a tradeoff between continued innovation and the necessary stability for the roll out of content; although innovation did not require huge resources, it was not something corporate consortium members did well; ii) getting content to supplement what was developed in-house was extremely difficult, and users’ needs were not always considered when external content was provided; and iii) the killer application was e-mail and the community-based listserv it enabled. The implications of these themes are discussed briefly and future research directions are outlined.

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Residential Broadband Networks: Preliminary Findings from a Canadian ‘Information Highway’ Trial

10.32920/ryerson.14636973 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine A. Middleton

Keyword(s):

Future Research ◽

Broadband Networks ◽

Community Based ◽

Research Directions ◽

Research Results ◽

Broadband Network ◽

Consumer Access ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

E Mail ◽

Roll Out

There were many broadband network trials in the mid 1990s, but most of them were proprietary undertakings with research results available only to those corporations who participated in the trials. As such, there has been little public or academic discourse about the outcomes of these trials. With consumer access to broadband networks becoming more widespread however, it is important for industry and consumers to learn from the experiences of previous network deployments. This paper presents research results from a Canadian broadband trial. Three key themes are outlined: i) innovative content was developed for this trial, but there was a tradeoff between continued innovation and the necessary stability for the roll out of content; although innovation did not require huge resources, it was not something corporate consortium members did well; ii) getting content to supplement what was developed in-house was extremely difficult, and users’ needs were not always considered when external content was provided; and iii) the killer application was e-mail and the community-based listserv it enabled. The implications of these themes are discussed briefly and future research directions are outlined.

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Delivering Services Over Next Generation Broadband Networks: Exploring Devices, Applications and Networks

10.32920/ryerson.14637918.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine A. Middleton

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

High Speed ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Broadband Networks ◽

Next Generation ◽

Access To Services ◽

Network Infrastructure ◽

Broadband Network ◽

Wireless Broadband ◽

Very High

Investment in ‘next generation’ (very high speed) broadband infrastructure is expected to enable access to services that will provide citizens with social and economic benefits. Developing services for access using broadband infrastructure an be quite complicated however. This paper explores how services can be delivered over broadband network infrastructure, outlining four broad categories of access devices, three service delivery platforms and two types of networks. Using Australian data, the paper explores user behaviours and expectations around service delivery, illustrating the need for diversity and choice of service offerings. It also notes the importance of mobile services, and takes the case that wireless broadband connectivity should be part of a national broadband infrastructure.

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Delivering Services Over Next Generation Broadband Networks: Exploring Devices, Applications and Networks

10.32920/ryerson.14637918 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine A. Middleton

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

High Speed ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Broadband Networks ◽

Next Generation ◽

Access To Services ◽

Network Infrastructure ◽

Broadband Network ◽

Wireless Broadband ◽

Very High

Investment in ‘next generation’ (very high speed) broadband infrastructure is expected to enable access to services that will provide citizens with social and economic benefits. Developing services for access using broadband infrastructure an be quite complicated however. This paper explores how services can be delivered over broadband network infrastructure, outlining four broad categories of access devices, three service delivery platforms and two types of networks. Using Australian data, the paper explores user behaviours and expectations around service delivery, illustrating the need for diversity and choice of service offerings. It also notes the importance of mobile services, and takes the case that wireless broadband connectivity should be part of a national broadband infrastructure.

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The Role of VLBI in the Establishment of Coordinate Systems

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100051083 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 293-295 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

I. Zhongolovitch

Keyword(s):

General Solution ◽

Future Development ◽

Rational Approach ◽

Radio Telescopes ◽

Coordinate Systems ◽

Tectonic Plates ◽

Astronomical Observations ◽

Optical Instruments ◽

Fundamental Polyhedron

Considering the future development and general solution of the problem under consideration and also the high precision attainable by astronomical observations, the following procedure may be the most rational approach:1. On the main tectonic plates of the Earth’s crust, powerful movable radio telescopes should be mounted at the same points where standard optical instruments are installed. There should be two stations separated by a distance of about 6 to 8000 kilometers on each plate. Thus, we obtain a fundamental polyhedron embracing the whole Earth with about 10 to 12 apexes, and with its sides represented by VLBI.

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A hitchhiker’s guide to microscopy and microanalysis using telecommunications, e-mail, and the Internet

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100169687 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 390-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nestor J. Zaluzec

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

Information Superhighway ◽

The World ◽

Exchange Information ◽

On Line ◽

Computer Based ◽

Software And Hardware ◽

Communication Software ◽

Basic Ideas ◽

E Mail

The Information SuperHighway, Email, The Internet, FTP, BBS, Modems, : all buzz words which are becoming more and more routine in our daily life. Confusing terminology? Hopefully it won't be in a few minutes, all you need is to have a handle on a few basic concepts and terms and you will be on-line with the rest of the "telecommunication experts". These terms all refer to some type or aspect of tools associated with a range of computer-based communication software and hardware. They are in fact far less complex than the instruments we use on a day to day basis as microscopist's and microanalyst's. The key is for each of us to know what each is and how to make use of the wealth of information which they can make available to us for the asking. Basically all of these items relate to mechanisms and protocols by which we as scientists can easily exchange information rapidly and efficiently to colleagues in the office down the hall, or half-way around the world using computers and various communications media. The purpose of this tutorial/paper is to outline and demonstrate the basic ideas of some of the major information systems available to all of us today. For the sake of simplicity we will break this presentation down into two distinct (but as we shall see later connected) areas: telecommunications over conventional phone lines, and telecommunications by computer networks. Live tutorial/demonstrations of both procedures will be presented in the Computer Workshop/Software Exchange during the course of the meeting.

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