The technological infrastructure in the organisation has become a decisive factor for its strength in competition. The network architecture changes the conditions for industries and activities; efficient communication both internal and external has become important conditions in the organisation of the 21-century. Electronic services have come to be more usual; ways of doing business changes as do ways of working, use of broadband networks and multi-media applications. The element shows how the technical conditions and the businesslike demands versus each other.
Data- and telecommunication is handled both from a business perspective and a technical perspective.
Topics covered include;
- Technical conditions and 21-century trends
- Internet
- Next-generation networking
- IP services, such as VPN and IPT (VoIP)
- Operations management in the telecom sector
- Broadband networks
- Wireless communication