The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence

The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence

The author explains the drivers of the information revolution - the decline in the cost of transmitting information, the increase in the power of computing, and the shift from analog to digital information technologies that has joined the telecommu...

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Main Author: Bond, James
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ALGORITHMS
ANALOG
BANDWIDTH
BASIC
BINARY CODE
BROADCASTING
CHIPS
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMPUTING
CONNECTIVITY
DATA SERVICES
DATA TRANSMISSION
DIGITAL INFORMATION
DIGITALIZATION
DISK DRIVES
DOS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONICS
INFORMATION INDUSTRY
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION PROCESSING
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INSTRUCTION
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNET ACCESS
LANS
LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
MAINFRAME COMPUTERS
MEDIA
NETWORKING
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTOCOLS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TELEPHONY
TERMINALS
TRANSISTORS
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS COMMUNICATION
FIBRE OPTICS
INFORMATION SOURCES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/07/441713/drivers-information-revolution-cost-computing-power-convergence
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spelling okr-10986-115792021-04-23T14:02:56Z The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence Bond, James ALGORITHMS ANALOG BANDWIDTH BASIC BINARY CODE BROADCASTING CHIPS COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY DATA SERVICES DATA TRANSMISSION DIGITAL INFORMATION DIGITALIZATION DISK DRIVES DOS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ELECTRONICS INFORMATION INDUSTRY INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION PROCESSING INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTRUCTION INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNET ACCESS LANS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS MAINFRAME COMPUTERS MEDIA NETWORKING OPERATING SYSTEMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTOCOLS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TERMINALS TRANSISTORS VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS COMMUNICATION FIBRE OPTICS ELECTRONICS INFORMATION SOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS COMPUTER SYSTEMS The author explains the drivers of the information revolution - the decline in the cost of transmitting information, the increase in the power of computing, and the shift from analog to digital information technologies that has joined the telecommunications and computing industries and merged segments of the information industry. Over the past twenty years, the cost of voice transmission circuits and the computing power per dollar invested have both fallen by a factor of 10,000. Prices have not fallen nearly as fast - they have been set by a cartel-like system of international agreements between incumbent monopolies. But as convergence restructures the telecommunications industry, new operators are arbitraging the difference between costs and the old tariff structures, putting pressure on incumbent telecommunications operators. 2012-08-13T15:26:54Z 2012-08-13T15:26:54Z 1997-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/07/441713/drivers-information-revolution-cost-computing-power-convergence Viewpoint. -- Note no. 118 (July 1997) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11579 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic ALGORITHMS
ANALOG
BANDWIDTH
BASIC
BINARY CODE
BROADCASTING
CHIPS
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMPUTING
CONNECTIVITY
DATA SERVICES
DATA TRANSMISSION
DIGITAL INFORMATION
DIGITALIZATION
DISK DRIVES
DOS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONICS
INFORMATION INDUSTRY
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION PROCESSING
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INSTRUCTION
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNET ACCESS
LANS
LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
MAINFRAME COMPUTERS
MEDIA
NETWORKING
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTOCOLS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TELEPHONY
TERMINALS
TRANSISTORS
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS COMMUNICATION
FIBRE OPTICS
ELECTRONICS
INFORMATION SOURCES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
spellingShingle ALGORITHMS
ANALOG
BANDWIDTH
BASIC
BINARY CODE
BROADCASTING
CHIPS
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMPUTING
CONNECTIVITY
DATA SERVICES
DATA TRANSMISSION
DIGITAL INFORMATION
DIGITALIZATION
DISK DRIVES
DOS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONICS
INFORMATION INDUSTRY
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION PROCESSING
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INSTRUCTION
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNET ACCESS
LANS
LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
MAINFRAME COMPUTERS
MEDIA
NETWORKING
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTOCOLS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TELEPHONY
TERMINALS
TRANSISTORS
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS COMMUNICATION
FIBRE OPTICS
ELECTRONICS
INFORMATION SOURCES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Bond, James
The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence
relation Viewpoint
description The author explains the drivers of the information revolution - the decline in the cost of transmitting information, the increase in the power of computing, and the shift from analog to digital information technologies that has joined the telecommunications and computing industries and merged segments of the information industry. Over the past twenty years, the cost of voice transmission circuits and the computing power per dollar invested have both fallen by a factor of 10,000. Prices have not fallen nearly as fast - they have been set by a cartel-like system of international agreements between incumbent monopolies. But as convergence restructures the telecommunications industry, new operators are arbitraging the difference between costs and the old tariff structures, putting pressure on incumbent telecommunications operators.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Bond, James
author_facet Bond, James
author_sort Bond, James
title The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence
title_short The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence
title_full The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence
title_fullStr The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence
title_full_unstemmed The Drivers of the Information Revolution : Cost, Computing Power, and Convergence
title_sort drivers of the information revolution : cost, computing power, and convergence
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/07/441713/drivers-information-revolution-cost-computing-power-convergence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11579
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