The Telecom network was a voice network.
The wires were voice wires. The switches were voice switches.
You can say the same for TV.
The system was specialized for broadcasting video entertainment.
These were special-purpose networks.
The Internet, in sharp contrast, is a general-purpose network.
It will carry anything.
The Internet can carry voice or video or financial data or email or pictures.
The decision "What to carry," is made in its edges. The decision of "How to use the network," is in the hands of the end user. This is a direct consequence of the Internet's architecture.
The Internet's job is internetworking.
That is, the Internet is a network of networks -- the Internet Protocol is designed to span the various component networks and to ignore the network specific details.
This fact makes the telephone-company, cable TV, Satellite TV business model old. It also makes the Internet the huge success, the integral part of our lives that it is today.
The Communications Revolution is not over. In fact, we're still at the early beginning.
And not only communication, also entertainment, news, media, literature, music.
The choice is up to the user and especially is up to the Internet Provider.
Content is the Key Word, content will be the training Key of the near Future.
Who is going to be the next Bill Gates?
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