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Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Telecommunication Networks
Within 12 years:
1990=3million internet users. 2002= 631million internet users. 1990: 500 million landlines 2002= 1 billion landlines 1990: 12million cell phones 2002= 1.2 billion cell phones
Landlines
2002 map
Landlines:
1990: 500million landlines. 2002: 1 billion landlines. But: Most of the expansions are within North America, Western Europe, and Japan. BRIC nations? Increasing in Brazil, India, and China. Those that almost do not exist on the map? Africa.
Mobile Phones:
2002 map
Mobile Phones:
1990: 12million users. 2002: 1.2 billion users. Dominating nations? USA, Western Europe, China, Japan
Population Size: What do you see on the map that has nearly nothing?
Migration: When people move, families and friends want to stay connected. So the chances of them calling each other just to keep those connections going would be larger. Colonial history: when a place gets taken over in times of war, the remnants help set the stage to follow in their colonizers footsteps. Language: if your countries share the same main language, chances of you communicating with each other will also become higher.
The Internet
What are other telecommunication devices that you came up with? (radio? TV? Internet?)
How long do you think it took each of these to reach 50 million users?
Radio= 38 years. TV= 13 years. Internet??? 4 years!! 12 year view: 1990: 3 million users 2002: 631million users.
The internet: How does this map compare to the landline map?
DIGITAL DIVIDE
Digital Divide
Definition: the inequality in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network that causes an unequal distribution in knowledge, skill, and resources to certain parts of the world in todays modern society. What causes households to not have these telecommunication services?