Latest Annual Review of Communications Predicts Major
Changes in Telecom/Datacom World
07:02 a.m. Dec 02, 1997 Eastern
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1997--According to the latest edition of
the Annual Review of Communications, the Web as we know it today is only a
shadow of things to come.
By the year 2010, existing market structures will be increasingly replaced by
electronic markets, and existing distribution networks for products and commodities
will be re-designed to serve the electronic interaction of buyers and sellers. Direct
access between producer and consumers via the Web will compress the value
chain, displace intermediaries and yield saving to consumers of up to 60%, on even
the most mundane products.
The Review reports that within the same time frame, regional holding companies,
GTE and the long-distance providers will be heavily involved in electronic
commerce, as well as in cable, entertainment, content, and long-distance/local
services. For example, a typical phone company will make less than 50% of its total
revenues from wireline voice service, compared with more than 80% today.
Key industry trends and developments such as these are covered in the latest
edition of the Annual Review of Communications. Designed for industry executives,
managers and educators, the Review contains both updates of current technologies
and applications, as well as basic tutorials intended to bring readers up to speed on
new developments in the industry. Topics covered include business, marketing and
regulatory issues; multimedia, Internet, and on-line services; network technology
and applications; computer and data communications; wireless technologies and
networks; and operations and quality control.
In addition, the Annual Review of Communications 1997 contains a section of
essays and reports authored by chief executive officers from 32 leading information
industry corporations.
Companies who contributed to this edition of the Annual Review include: Aetheric
Engineering Ltd., AG Communication Systems, AirNet Communications, Alcatel,
Ameritech, Arthur D. Little, A.T. Kearney, AT&T, BC Telecom, Bell Atlantic, Bell
Canada, Bellcore, BellSouth, Boston Technology, BroadBand Technologies,
CableLabs, Celcore, Inc., Cisco Systems, Clear Communications, CompuServe
Incorporated, Comverse Network Systems, Digital Equipment Corporation, DSC
Communications, ECI/Telematics, EDS, E/O Networks, Frontier Technologies,
General Instrument, Global Broadcasting Corporation, GTE, Hewlett-Packard
Laboratories, IBM, Iridium LLC, Jones Intercable, Lightbridge, Lucent
Technologies, MCI, MFS Communications, Mitel Corporation, Mitsubishi, Motorola,
MPR Teltech, MTA-EMCI, National Semiconductor, Northern Telecom, Omnipoint
Corporation, Pacific Bell, Pacific Telesis Enterprises, Probe Research, Qualcomm,
Inc., SBC Communications, Scientific-Atlanta, Securicor Telesciences, Shyam
Telecom, Ltd., Siemens AG, Southern New England Telephone, Sprint, Sun
MicroSystems, Swiss Telecom North America, Tadiran Telecommunications,
Tandem Computers, TDS Telecom, Technology Trading House, Teleport
Communications Group (TCG), 3Com Primary Access, 3M Telecommunications
Systems Division, US Robotics and U S West.
For more information about The Annual Review of Communications 1997, contact
the International Engineering Consortium Publications Department at 312/559-3730
(phone) or publications@iec.org. The IEC's Web site is at www.iec.org.
The International Engineering Consortium is a non-profit organization that provides
research and continuing education programs for the information industry. (See also:
businesswire.com)
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