Global network
A global network is any
The first global network was established using
Setting up global networks requires immensely costly and lengthy efforts lasting for decades. Elaborate interconnections,
Global networks might also refer to networks of individuals (such as scientists), communities (such as cities) and organizations (such as civil organizations) worldwide which, for instance, might have formed for the management, mitigation and resolval of global issues.
Satellite global networks
Mobile wireless networks
It is estimated that 80% of the global mobile market uses the GSM standard, present in more than 212 countries and territories. Its ubiquity makes international roaming very common between mobile phone operators, enabling subscribers to use their phones in many parts of the world. In order to achieve this, these networks must be interconnected by way of peering arrangements, and therefore the GSM network is a truly global one.
Network interconnection
The telegraph and
Digital global networks require huge carrying capacity in the main backbones. This is currently achieved by fiber-optic cables.
Social and economic impact
The Canadian
Global networks have revolutionized human communication several times. The first to do so was the electrical telegraph. Its impact was so large that it has been dubbed the
The Internet and mobile communication networks have made possible entirely new forms of
See also
- History of telecommunication
- History of the Internet
- History of radio
- History of television
- History of the telephone
- History of telegraphy
- Mobile telecommunications
- Computer networking
- Communication protocol
- Network architecture
- Global network positioning
- Quantum Internet
- Telephony
- Fiber-optic cable
- Telegraphy
References
- ^ "Global Internet Usage Stats" (PDF). KoMarketing Associates.
- ^ Harasim, L. (Ed.) - Global Networks: Computers and International Networks, 1993
- ^ Stone, Diane. Knowledge actors and transnational governance: The private-public policy nexus in the global agora. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.