Telecommunications

Overview of the Field

Analysis of the field based on Field Research Methodology

1. Overview of Economics of Intellectual Property in Telecommunications
2. Overall Picture of the Telecommunications Field
3. Outputs and Products Telecommunications
4. Legal Tools in Use in Telecommunications
5. Competitive Advantages in Telecommunications
6. Biggest For-Profit Companies in Telecommunications
7. Biggest Non-Profit Companies in Telecommunications
8. Universities in Telecommunications
9. Most Important Associations in Telecommunications
10. Commons Based Cases in Telecommunications

Case Studies

Possible Ways to Organize Case Studies

Network Components

• Fiber
• Legacy Last Mile/Last 100 Feet (DOCSIS/DSL/MoCa?)
• Wireless Last Mile/Last 100 Feet (3G/4G/802.11)
• Services (Operator Provided Content & Managed Services / Internet "Over-the-Top" Services)

Layers

• Physical Layer
• Network Logical Layer
  • Data Link Layers
  • IP Layer
• Service/Application/Content Layer

Candidates for Case Studies

• SONET/ Optical standard? - Fiber ; Logical Layer
• Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) - Fiber ; Physical Layer
• Discrete Multitone (part of the the DSL Standard) - Legacy Last Mile ; Logical Layer
• Some discrete component of DOCSIS standard (perhaps security protocols?) - Legacy Last Mile ; Logical Layer
• CDMA/Qualcomm Wireless Last Mile ; Logical Layer
• Some part of 802.11 standard Wireless Last 100 Feet ; Logical Layer
• Internet Protocol - All Network Components ; Logical Layer
• Google Voice, New Alcatel-Lucent Voice Product - Service & Application Layer
• Some open source Internet-based telecom Project? Service & Application Layer

Other Resources

Interviews

Possible candidates for interviews:

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