Some of the technological breakthroughs underlying today's global communication are
reviewed, and the relationship between business needs and the evolution and revolution of …

The challenges facing providers of global communication and information systems are
discussed. Globe-girdling systems are compared to more confined systems. Unique facets of …

AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION hat a difference 25 years makes! When this article was written
the telecommunications industry was still a heavily regulated, non-competitive but highly …

Rutgers University launched WINLAB in 1989, just as the communications industry, the
Federal government, and the financial community in the United States, were waking up to …

Two streams of current events are carrying progress in telecommunications around the
world. One is the dramatic, but often inexpensive improvements in technology of processing …

This paper describes some of the advances in telecommunications technology that can be
anticipated during the 1980's in the areas of computer and component technologies …

The Bell System has made major commitments to both the manufacture and installation of
fiber-optic systems as an economic alternative to wire cable. These digital systems …

Global intelligent networking issues at the physical, transport, routing, and service levels are
discussed. Factors that are required for global intelligent networking in the coming age in …

It is artgued that the trends of developments in communications systems directly concern a
nation's present situation and future vision, and its services and impacts should be …

Recent advances in computer and communication technologies have moved
telecommunication systems into new applications and trends. Enabling technologies such …