HW7_Alberto_Machado

.docx

School

California State University, Fresno *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

409

Subject

Information Systems

Date

Dec 6, 2023

Type

docx

Pages

2

Uploaded by BailiffPorpoise2184

Report
21. Today, there is no clear winner in the competition for broadband Internet access. What technology or technologies do you think will dominate in 2 years’ time? Why? I would have to argue that fiber optics is most likely the best option. It has extreme speeds and greater reliability than its wireless competitors. However, I will argue that 2 years is not enough time to create a infrastructure that is completely reliable on fiber optics. There is an expensive cost to lay out fiber optics and take a lot of physical labor as well. Creating such infrastructure involves digging lines through land, streets, concrete, and up through buildings. So, in 2 years, fiber optics can grow its usability in backbones but there will still be a strong presence of wireless options like 5g and satellite to serve the rural and extremely rural areas. In my opinion, if all the satellite service providers work together to create an ambitious project, they are potentially the fastest to being able to create a physical infrastructure that could dominate the market. However, the cost would be so expensive that many users would not see it economically appealing compared to their current options. 5G would be next, but they would require more work that satellites. Lastly, 5G requires the building of towers and running lines. So instead of running a circuit to every house, a tower can feed wireless internet to a community of houses are not immediately attached. 5G can potentially be replace wired services in some places but fail to outperform fiber optics in terms of speed and reliability. Chapter 10, Mini case I. Cathy’s Collectibles (textbook, page 288) Cathy’s Collectibles Your cousin Cathy runs a part-time business out of her apartment. She buys and sells collectibles such as antique prints, baseball cards, and cartoon cells and has recently discovered the Web with its many auction sites. She has begun buying and selling on the Web by bidding on collectibles at lesser-known sites and selling them at a profit at more well-known sites. She downloads and uploads lots of graphics (pictures of the items she’s buying and selling). She asks you for advice. Figure 10-8 shows some of the available Internet services and their prices. Explain the differences in these services and make a recommendation. The difference in these services range in many ways. The three main topics involve technology being used, speeds being output and cost for service. o DSL: Digital Subscriber Line provides inter access through phone lines. So it is available to almost all buildings that weren’t build recently. The down speed ranges from 3 Mbps to 50 Mbps and Up speed from 512 Kbps to 50 Mbps. Monthly cost ranges from $40 to $70. o Cable Modem: uses coaxial cables and offers higher speeds compared to DSL. It is also widely available. Down Speed range from 25 Mbps to 200 Mbps and Up speeds from 20 Mbps to 200 Mbps. The price ranges from $60 to $175. o FTTH: Fiber to Home is the most advanced and fastest option available. Fiber-optic cables transmit data using light signs offering extremely high speeds with less worry of
signals losing strength with distance. Down and Up speeds are at 1 Gbps and the price is at $150 Recommendation : If the graphics that are being downloaded and upload are simply just pictures and the plan is to keep working on it part time, I would recommend getting cable modem (100 Mbps down and 50 Mbps Up). The reason for it is that it saves a lot of money and gives the proper number of services needed. Now if the demand for network is going to increase soon and the amount of work done also is going to increase, I recommend going with FTTH. The reason for it is that it is the best solution for the future proof, performance, and ROI. You also must take inconsideration the equipment you own. If its compatible with certain speeds than you may be limited to the services that you can use. At the same time, if you are buying brand new equipment, you might heavily consider buying equipment that is gear for future technologies. Judging on how things are as they sit, I would recommend going with Cable Modem Internet with speeds of 100 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up.
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
  • Access to all documents
  • Unlimited textbook solutions
  • 24/7 expert homework help