Innovation Network Technology

With its origin back in the 1960s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the internet has been described as one of the major technological breakthroughs of the 20th century. The global inter-connectivity of computer networks from government, academic, business, public and privates sectors though the World Wide Web (www), has made the internet the innovation that has changed the lives of countless individuals and groups. This breakthrough has heralded in a new communication and information technology age, that has seen the frequency and speed of communication changed to what we only dreamt about or saw in science fiction movies two decades ago, thus bringing the technology of the future into the present.

The internet has redesigned traditional communication along with films, movies, television, medicine, education and commerce, resulting in significant reductions in business, entertainment and communication costs. Being able to trade stocks from anywhere in the world, stream movies and music live, and interact with strangers on social networks has ushered in a new breed of man who can be as bold as any introvert behind closed doors. Currently the numbers on internet or ‘stay at home’ jobs have skyrocketed to the point where it is asked, how much money can be made from the internet? How much information is too much information? The only drawback to information at your finger tips is that, there will always be individuals that wreak havoc on networks and steal identifies through obfuscations that most of us have fallen victim to. This however, has also created new jobs for computer and internet security providers. With the estimated world population of 6.9 billion where only 20 countries account for over 75% of the internet usage, in the near future, as internet usage urges, there will be increased need and capacity to store, process and retrieve information. Holograms may be the next move in telecommunications as currently On-Stage TelePresence Holographic Video Conferencing exists. Therefore, with limited leaps in imagination, there will be spinoffs from this technology into entertainment, academia and communication, thus bring Star Wars and GI Joe communication into the present. Continue Reading

Businesses depend upon their networks as the lifeblood of day-to-day operations. Bottlenecks in data communication mean lost time and lost time translates to a loss in revenue. It is essential for companies to stay up to date with the best technologies that keep the network performing at an optimum level.

Information sharing has permeated society at every level, simultaneously straining the backbones on which the global network was built. Understanding the latest innovations is key for any business looking to accelerate past the competition.

The explosive growth of voice and data transmission flowing over the Internet Protocol (IP) has been largely responsible for straining back-haul network bandwidth. Some ISPs are reporting that bandwidth demand on their backbone connections is doubling approximately every 8 to 14 months in response to ever-increasing Internet traffic.

The Internet backbone must further deal with the increasingly complex makeup of the traffic itself. Multiple data protocols must be transmitted, including circuit-based communications such as fax or TDM voice, IP packets or even packet-switching protocols and frame relay.

Faced with these concerns, Internet carriers traditionally were forced to lay additional fiber optic cabling to accommodate additional demand for bandwidth. However, at a minimum starting cost of $70,000 USD per mile, the associated costs are prohibitive in most situations except for the highest-level backbone connections.

Need always leads to innovation. The development of DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) is a key innovation that allows for more bandwidth without installing additional, cost-prohibitive cabling. The concept is easy to understand: Increase the number of wavelengths that can be transmitted on a fiber. Fiber optic cabling uses lasers for transmission through the glass medium. Continue Reading