URBAN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
Telecommunications Infrastructure. ALSO CALLED:
Communications Infrastructure.

DEFINITION: Organizations, personnel, procedures,

facilities and networks employed to transmit and
receive information by electrical or electronic means.
INTRODUCTION
-URBAN PLANNERS AND ARCHITECTS PLAY AN INCREASINGLY
CRITICAL ROLE IN PLANNING AND DESIGN OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
-IN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RESEARCHERS ESTIMATES THAT WORLD
PRODUCES 1 TO 2 EXABYTES OF NEW INFORMATION PER YEAR.
-THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRODUCING, PROCESSING, TRANSPORTING AND
STORING ALL THIS INFROMATION IS A VAST COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC AND
COMPUTER NETWORKS CONNECTED BY FIBER OPTIC STRANDS, ETC. CODES
THAT COLLECTIVELY OPERATES AS AN ENORMOUS GLOBAL NETWORK.
KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT WERE TO:
 SPUR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION IN THE INDUSTRY.

 REMOVE REGULATORY BARRIERS TO ENTRY INTO TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MARKETS.

 REDUCE THE PRICE OF SERVICES

 BRING THE BENEFITS OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO

ALL SUBSCRIBER.
LIST OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES IN
THE PHILIPPINES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
(INTERNATIONAL)
 FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION (FCC)

 INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS

(IEEE)

 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (TIA)

 ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (EIA)

RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
(PHILIPPINES)

 REPUBLIC ACT No. 7925

-AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND GOVERN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
PHILIPPINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE DELIVERY OF
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY
BROADBAND SERVICES
 ONE CABLE OF PROVIDING A DATA TRANSFER RATE OF AT LEAST 200
KILOBITS PER SECOND IN BOTH DIRECTION.
NETWORK SWITCHING

 A NETWORK SWITCH (ALSO

CALLED SWITCHING HUB, BRIDGING HUB,
OFFICIALLY MAC BRIDGE) IS A COMPUTER
NETWORKING DEVICE THAT CONNECTS
DEVICES TOGETHER ON A
COMPUTER NETWORK BY USING
PACKET SWITCHING TO RECEIVE,
PROCESS, AND FORWARD DATA TO THE
DESTINATION DEVICE.
COLLOCATION FACILITIES
 As the proliferation and necessity of
Internet hosting continues to increase
in this technology age, large and small
businesses must keep up with the
demands of staying relevant and
available online. The difficulty in
handling this technical need for most
businesses, especially small ones, is
establishing a server with a strong
enough bandwidth to handle its online
traffic. Housing this type of server can
be quite expensive for companies,
making it nearly impossible for small
or family-owned businesses to
compete with the economic
superiority of larger corporations.
IN ADDITION TO THE ZONING , LAND USE, ENVIRONMENTAL,
LOGISTICS AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTOR TYPICALLY
CONSIDERED FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT, ADDITIONAL GENERIC
SITE AND FACILITY CONSIDERATIONS CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO
SEVEN CATEGORIES:
 1. RISKS FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE
HAZARDS

 2. UTILITY SERVICE ADEQUATE TO

SUSTAIN POWER-INTENSIVE, M ISSION-
CRITICAL OPERATIONS ON A 24/7 BASIS
 3. ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK, FACILITIES AND R.O.W

 4. ABILITY TO LOCATE EQUIPMENT IN OR

NEAR INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE
CARRIER CENTRAL OFFICES.

 5. APPROPRIATE WORKFORCE AND

CUSTOMER BASE.
 6. CONVENIENT HIGHWAY AND AIRPORT
ACCESS.

 7. FUEL AND WATER STORAGE FOR SUSTAINED

OPERATIONS DURING UTILITY FAILURES.