Sunshine Health Corporation has investment interests in Aust

Sunshine Health Corporation has investment interests in Australia, Japan, Germany, and Brazil among other nations. Discuss concerns regarding adapting telecommunication needs to those of different nations. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of telecommunications in the United States and other countries? What are some concerns with interconnectivity? What would you propose to smooth effective communication between countries in respect to video, voice, and data? Consider different options and opportunities. Please include at least one external resource that is within three years of this current session that addresses communications and a global market.

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Telecommunications, also known as telecom, is the exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means and refers to all types of voice, data and video transmission. This is a broad term that includes a wide range of information transmitting technologies such as telephones (wired and wireless), microwave communications, fiber optics, satellites, radio and television broadcasting, the internet and telegraphs.

Needs of telecommunications:
1.Telecommunications provides a technological foundation for societal communications.
2.Telecommunications enables participation and development.
3.Telecommunications provides vital infrastructure for national security.

Telecommunications is also a key enabler of productivity across the U.S. economy and society.6 Not only is telecommunications an industry in itself, but it also benefits nearly every other industry.

New wireless applications, low-cost manufacturing innovations, and handset design are some of the areas in which the Asian countries are outinvesting the United States in R&D and are seeing resulting bottom-line impacts to their economies. For the United States to compete in the global marketplace—across industries—it needs the productivity that comes from enhancements in telecommunications. If the telecommunications infrastructure in the United States were to fall significantly behind that of the rest of the world, the global competitiveness of all other U.S. industries would be affected. Conversely, the growth in U.S. productivity has been based in part on a telecommunications infrastructure that is the most advanced in the world.

Advantages are:
Quick and accessible communication Lack of travel time Saves time Saves gasoline (do not have to drive distance) More than two people can communicate to one another at the same time Next \"best thing\" to being there Easy to exchange ideas and information via phone and/or fax World Wide access
-Easy access to the people you need to contact with.
-Less effort in using transportation just to meet an individual personally. -You can just stay at home and use a telephone or a cellphone if you want to talk with someone. -Enable end users to communicate electronically and share hardware, software, and data resources. -Enable a company to process transactions immediately from many remote locations, exchange business documents electronically with customers and suppliers, or remotely monitor and control production processes. -Interconnect the computer systems of a business so their computing power can be shared by end users throughout an enterprise. -Enhance collaboration and communication among individuals both inside and outside an organization. -Speed -Develops new products and inventions

Disadvantages are:
Cultural Barrier -Misunderstanding -Prank calls -Can also be a source of low grades if abused -Sometimes expensive -high electric bills
Remote areas do not have access
Remote areas may not be able to afford necessary equipment Cannot see whom you are speaking with Cannot see facial expressions, therefore leads to misunderstandings Cultural barriers Poor connections or downed powerlines during/after storms.

Inter connectivity
*        Inter connectivity is essential for the inter- operability of networks to enable customers of different networks to communicate with one another
*        Inter connectvity is the critical item in providing efficient investment and effective competition
*        Inter connectivity accounts for between 20%- 70% of operating costs, depending on the particular product.
*        The structure and level of interconnection are critical in defining where and how ventures can be competitive
*        It defines the nature of networks and, in some cases, businesses
*        If regulators fail to understand interconnection, they can distort market entry signals, invalidate investments and allow/ encourage the abuse of dominant positions to the detriment of customers