Abstract: |
This chapter discusses the role of telecommunications infrastructure in the development of the Information Society.Specifically in this chapter will be presented:• A brief historical development of telecommunications infrastructure• The liberalization of telecommunications and the regulatory framework• The axes of release (unbundled local loop access, spectrum licensing, collocation of telecommunications infrastructure, right of way)• The unbundling of the local loop (Local Loop Unbundling), available formats and services via LLU• Definition of the broadband access• Wired and wireless broadband access technologies• Technologies Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL)• Fiber Optic and optical network cost models• Wireless broadband access technologies (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G / UMTS, LTE, LMDS, Satellite)• Broadband penetration (internationally and in Greece)
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Bibliographic Reference: |
Paraskevas, M. (2015). The role of telecommunications infrastructure in the Information Society [Chapter]. In Paraskevas, M., Asimakopoulos, G., & Triantafyllou, V. 2015. Information Society [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/408
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