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Telecosmos The Next Great Telecom Revolution John Edwards A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. PUBLICATION Telecosmos Telecosmos The Next Great Telecom Revolution John Edwards A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. PUBLICATION This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2005 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. For general information on our other products and services please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993 or fax 317-572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print, however, may not be available in electronic format. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Edwards, John. Telecosmos : the next great telecom revolution / John Edwards. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-471-65533-3 (pbk.) 1. Telecommunication—Technological innovations. I. Title. TK 5101.E33 2005 621.382—dc22 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Jonathan M. Bird, radio enthusiast and online pioneer, who welcomed me into the world of telecommunications. Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? Job 38:35 Contents Introduction xv Information Portal / xvi Back to Me / xvii I, Telecom Junkie / xviii 1. On the Menu—Telecom Services 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1 End of the Line for Wireline? / 2 The Broadband World / 3 1.2.1 Broadband Over Power Lines / 4 The Upcoming Mobile Stall / 5 Fourth-Generation Mobile Service / 6 Modular Components / 7 A Considerate Telephone / 8 E-Mail Leads to Instant Messaging / 9 Fun and Games / 13 Flying Phone Service / 14 Speech Integration / 15 Telemedicine / 19 1.11.1 Health Monitoring / 20 1.11.2 Small Clinics/Hospitals / 21 1.11.3 Monitoring on the Road / 22 vii