INDUSTRY PROFILE

PORFILE OF TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

* The Telecommunication industry is experiencing rapid growth on a global scale. *This is a direct consequence of technological development and has in turn facilitated the application of new technologies and a consequent increase in economic activity. *The Telecommunication Industry is a system of switches and lines that interconnect to provide communication between multiple parties.

The Telecommunications industry includes * Local, Long distance cellular or digital telephone services or paging services. * Internet Services. * All of the above operate through networks forming a global telecommunications services begin and end with a local service provider. * The local service provider maintains the local lines, handles service and safety concerns and provides switches for interconnection with other telephone service providers.

* Within this sector, one of the greatest growth areas of recent years has been the development of mobile or wireless telecommunications. * Tele is a Greek word meaning far off so the purest definition is communications means anything that involves sending messages or signals. *The first land mobile services were introduced into the UK in the 1940s. * The significant expansion of services offered to the general public, including the introduction of mobile phones began in the mid-1980s and rapidly attracted a small but significant number of subscribers. * Developments in the early 1990s, such as the introduction of digital networks and the entry of additional service providers into the market, fuelled further increases in the numbers of subscribers TECHNOLOGIES Some of the technological developments that are out there and could shape our futures. Cable and satellite: looking for broadband *The digital cable and satellite television facilities now serving Britain could provide the backbone of a new broadband network carrying not just digital television feeds, but personal voice and data delivery as well.

* Satellite provides another possibility, but existing home satellite terminals are one-way receiving devices only.