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Telco Transition
by Andrew McCaskey
Sooner Than We Think
It’s pretty easy to ignore the oncoming tide in telephony – but the fact that the FCC has asked for comments on the transition from switched telephone service to a totally VoIP based system indicates that we could have a transition on our hands within fifteen or twenty years could make the digital television switchover look like a walk in the park. It might also be a lot easier than we think, as we look at the gradual installation of at least some level of IP based infrastructure that’s being added under our nose.
All that you need do is take a walk through your closest WalMart, Home Depot, Radio Shack or similar retail outlet – and you will see an amazing amount of material that as recently as ten years ago were found only in metro areas. Not ten years ago, any business trip to the Bay Area included a pilgrimage to Fry’s to see the latest wonder, and take it back on the flight home. No more. It’s as available as other consumer technology – and slowly and surely it’s getting installed (more or less) in homes and offices over the country. And with the penetration of some sort of broadband beyond dial-up there’s an ongoing growth of skills if not formal knowledge that was formerly in professional territory.
Like any transition, this one will be gradual – almost on generational bounds. But there’s no doubt that the age of analog comm systems, just like the era of steam in years past are running on borrowed time. {sharethis}
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