TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN BUSINESS Assignment 1 – essay

The following assignment is an independent inquiry exercise.  You are expected to carry out your own research and investigation of the material.  The topics are related to topics we discuss in class but are not a simple restating of materials from class.  Before you write the essay you will need to understand the technologies, how they are used, and most importantly why they can be used for business or community benefits.

 

Write an essay that describes and analyses the telecommunications infrastructure and marketplace in New Zealand.  This should include but is not restricted to:

• The telephone system and major providers
• Radio and Television broadcast providers
• The internet and internet service provision
• Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO)
• The government UFB rollout and rural broadband initiative (RBI)

 

These topics are converging and are closely interrelated in the emerging broadband economy.

 

Your challenge is to write an informative essay that:

1. Uses plain language to explain what each of each of the telecommunications topics above involves (don’t just dump a technical description – I can get that from Wikipedia),
2. discusses the potential business benefits that each topic represents,
3. examines how theses technologies are converging and what the implications of that convergence might be for business and society,
4. provides examples of products and services that implement these technologies that could work in a New Zealand context and,
5. discusses potential privacy, security and organisational risks that users of these services might need to be aware of.

 

This essay needs to use language and examples that a non-technical, business focused audience can relate to.

 

Note. This is an individual exercise, you are encouraged to discuss and share ideas and resources in your tutorial groups but your final essay must be all your own work.

 

To do this you will need to:

1. Explore and review a cross section of IS literature and technical resources to learn about these topics. Avoid technical jargon and advertising materials; your discussion should be technically agnostic by focusing on benefits and outcomes rather that cataloguing product features.

 

1. Have an opinion. Describe the potential benefits but also look at the potential negative consequences of these technologies.

 

Format: Academic Essay.

3000 words (maximum, this is not a target)

Properly referenced using APA style

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