History of disruptive technology within communications

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Fixed/Mobile Convergence is widely recognised as a disruptive technology in that it has the potential to change the structure of the existing mobile telecommunications industry.[1] It is conceivable that ‘traditional’ mobile network operators could even be bypassed by such technology.[2]

  • 1973 - Network Voice Protocol introduced
  • 1980 - Internet Protocol came into existence
  • 1989 - ISDN/Integrated Services Digital Network came into existence
  • 1991 - The first GSM network was launched in 1991 by Radiolinja in Finland.[3]
  • 1995 - First VoIP connection
  • 2001 - Vonage founded
  • 2002 - Skype founded
  • December 2006 - Over 8 million concurrent users on Skype[4]
  • 2006 - 7% of all international US voice traffic was sent through Skype[5]


[edit] References

  1. ^ IT Pro (UK)
  2. ^ The Guardian (UK)
  3. ^ Nokia delivers first phase GPRS core network solution to Radiolinja, Finland. Nokia (January 24, 2000). Retrieved on January 8, 2006.
  4. ^ 8 million concurrent users on Skype
  5. ^ Monday 22 January – Disruptive Connections Conference


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