15.020 schedule

Nov 19, 2000 DRAFT
Due to the large number of speakers, this schedule is subject to change. Check back often.

NOTE: MSDW Telecom Primer can be found at http://sloanfiles.mit.edu/15.020/msdwtelecomprimer.pdf
Dodd refers to course text Essential Guide to Telecommunications
Rosenbush refers to course text Telecom Business Opportunity

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES: Assignment 1 is due Oct 30, Assignment 2 is due Oct 11, Assign 3 paper is due on Dec 4, and presentations will follow that week. All assignments are due in class.

Class #	*Date*	*Subject*
INTRODUCTION TO TELECOM
1	Wed Sept 6	Course Introduction & Competitive Structure of Telecoms Industry: The Effect of Convergence Telecommunication companies, computer hardware and software companies, and cable operators converge to compete for voice traffic, data traffic, and integration of networks. Read: Nortel's Telephony 101(read first half) Skim Dodd, Chap 1,2 Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: Competition in US Telecom After 1996 Act by Hausman
2	Mon Sept 11	Regulation, Deregulation and the Telecom Act 1996 Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Unbundled Network Elements. The effect of government regulation on the framework for competition Read: Dodd, Chap 3, 4 MSDW Telecom Primer pp 84-96 Finish Nortel's Telephony 101 from previous class. Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: Effect of Sunk Cost in Telecom Regulation by Hausman Taxation by Telecom Regulation by Hausman Consumer-Welfare Approach to Unbundling by Hausman
COMPETITION FOR CUSTOMERS
3	Wed Sept 13	Competition in Local Service: CLECs and Metropolitan Area Networks Read: Dodd, Chap 5 MSDW Telecom Primer pp 3-8 http://sloanfiles.mit.edu/15.020/clecoverview.pdf Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: Advanced: Nortel's SS7 Overview
4	Mon Sept 18	Competition for Residential Local and Long Distance The competition for business customers: services, access and revenues. Discussion of fixed wireless broadband versus other access methods. Speaker: Bill Rouhana, Chairman and CEO, Winstar Communications Slides: Winstar Executive Presentation Read: Dodd, Chap 6 http://www.winstar.com MSDW Telecom Primer pp 76 – 83 Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: Valuation of New Services by Hausman, pp 1-39 USWest's intro to home office users
5	Wed Sept 20	Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Why does size matter in the telecommunications industry? Discussion of M&A strategies. The role of DOJ antitrust regulators and the FCC in maintaining a healthy, competitive environment. Read: MSDW Telecom Primer pp 118-123
SPECIAL OPTIONAL EVENT – CENTRAL OFFICE TOUR ON FRIDAY, SEPT 22. DETAILS TO FOLLOW. RSVP REQUIRED
	Mon Sept 25	NO CLASS
6	Wed Sept 27	Competition in Broadband: DSL Creation of value by upgrading existing technology. Future of DSL. Competing versions of DSL. DSL vs. cable for broadband access. Speaker: Mark Washburn, CEO, HarvardNet Slides: NO SLIDES Read: Dodd, Ch 7 "Who will Connect You" from McKinsey Quarterly, 1998 MSDW Telecom Primer pp 97 – 117 Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: http://www.xdsl.com Intro to g.Lite by Dell Cisco intro to DSL http://www.coppercom.com/learn/whitepapers.htm
7	Mon Oct 2	Competition in Mobile & Wireless Communications Introduction to wireless technologies. US: the battle for standards and coverage (TDMA, CDMA, GSM) International: GSM, roaming, satellite-based services (e.g. Iridium) Next/3rd generation mobile and standards harmonization Read: Dodd, Ch 10 MSDW Telecom Primer pp 9-23 "Mobile Telephony" by Hausman Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: http://www.privateline.com/PCS/PCS.htm Intro to Wireless technology by Dell
8	Wed Oct 4	Network Intelligence A discussion of intelligence on the edge of the network versus intelligence in the core of the network. How will computers and networked devices evolve? Slides: EdgeNetworks Read: Dodd, Ch 8 Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: A Brief History of the Internet http://www.boardwatch.com/isp/summer99/backbones.html
	Mon Oct 9	NO CLASS (Columbus Day Holiday)
***14.28 STUDENTS – ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE ON OCT 11 IN CLASS***
ENABLING SERVICES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
9	Wed Oct 11	The Direction of Future Competition Broadband wireless, bundling of services (TV, voice, Internet) Full service operators (any-distance service, wireline/wireless, voice, Internet access). Integration of voice, data, and wireless networks. Slides: New Business Models Read: Network World's Convergence Primer Nortel's Distributed Workforce Isenberg’s classic “Rise of the Stupid Network,” Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: Network World's "Are You Ready for Convergence" an article by your TA
10	Mon Oct 16	Competition in Telecom Infrastructure – Time to Market Strategies Competition in 3 key markets: enterprise, consumers, service providers. Methods for innovating within a large company. The make or buy decision. Speaker: George Cooney, Vice President Corporate Development, Nortel Networks Slides: Skim MSDW Technology Primer, Infrastructure
11	Wed Oct 18	Carrier Infrastructure – Building a next-generation network How carriers are re-architecting their networks to address growing competition. Economic and technical issues facing the carriers in deploying new networks and new technology Speaker: Jennifer Pigg, Senior Vice President Carriers, Yankee Group Slides: Jennifer Pigg's Presentation Read: Microsoft VPN Intro Merrill Lynch Optical Primer Cisco Internetworking Basics (PDF) Cisco Internetworking Technology Overview Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/vpn.htm http://www.nwfusion.com/whitepapers/vpndom/vpndom_sum.html Advanced: Nortel's Introduction to Sonet
12	Mon Oct 23	Next Generation Carriers: Voice on the Net A discussion of voice over packet networks. Bring your success and horror stories using VoIP services to class for discussion. Read: Dodd, Ch 9 "VoDSL: All Talk, No Action...Yet" by Yankee Group. You can obtain this document on the Yankee Group website (www.yankeegroup.com) using the MIT user code and password. Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: http://sloanfiles.mit.edu/15.020/voiplucentprofguide.pdf http://sloanfiles.mit.edu/15.020/sonustelephony.pdf and if we have time, "Internet Security" Discussion of security issues for Internet-based commuincations. Includes discussion of VPNs, remote access, layer 2 and layer 3 security mechanisms, certificates and encryption. Reading: Nortel Network Security Intro
13	Wed Oct 25	Entrepreneurs in Telecommunications Key issues to think about when forming a new venture in the telecommunications industry. Slides: Callan Presentation Speaker: Carl Stjernfeldt, Battery Ventures Speaker: David Callan , President and CEO, RiverDelta Networks Read: Review website of speakers Skim Rosenbush, Part 2 (entrepreneur stories)
***ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE IN CLASS ON OCT 30***
14	Mon Oct 30	B2C Commerce in an Wireless World A discussion of new technologies that will change how consumers interact with businesses using wireless devices. Speaker: Professor Pattie Maes, MIT Media Laboratory Slides: Read: "Agents that Buy and Sell" by Maes Intro to Bluetooth by Dell
15	Wed Nov 1	Competition in Mobile & Wireless Communications How cellular service providers are trying to increase ARPU and reduce churn. Speaker: Mohan Gyani, President & CEO, AT&T Wireless Services Slides: ATTWS Slides Read : DLJ's "The Global Wireless Communications Industry" p 4 - 84. http://www.attws.com
***ASSIGNMENT 3 TOPICS DUE IN CLASS NOV 6***
HOW TELECOM IS TRANSFORMING BUSINESS
16	Mon Nov 6	E-commerce and Telecommunications How Internet-based services are driving telecom and internet M&A activity. Speaker: Chris Greer, Managing Director, Head of Internet and E-commerce M&A, Robertson Stephens Slides: RSCO Slides Read: MSDW Internet Commerce Report pp 7 – 46
17	Wed Nov 8	Application Service Providers Speaker: John Charters, CEO, Qwest Cybersolutions Slides: QCS Slides Read: http://www.corio.com http://www.qwestcybersolutions.com/ http://www.usi.net
18	Mon Nov 13	Location Independence A discussion of directory services and directory-enabled networking. Speaker: Kim Cameron, Vice President, Microsoft Corporation Read: Microsoft introduction to Directories Supplementary readings for those interested in the topic: 15.578 Term paper by Toll and Wang, Enterprise Directories http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/server/features/dirlist.asp http://www.iplanet.com/products/whitepaper/usermgmt_wp.html http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/diren.htm
19	Wed Nov 15	E-commerce infrastructure Data centers and managed networks, distributed content. Speaker: Peter Fortenbaugh, SVP Strategic Planning, Exodus Communications Slides: Exodus Slides (5MB) Read: http://www.nwfusion.com/whitepapers/f5/f5_wp.html Microsoft's intro to Broadband Business models
20	Mon Nov 20	Storage Area Networks As we move to an information-based society, data storage becomes more important. Not only do we need to keep a backup of important information, but we also want to access our information from many locations. Speaker: Dr. James Rothnie, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, EMC Corporation Slides: EMC Presentation (1.2MB) Read: Storage Primer from Network World
	Wed Nov 22	NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS
21	Mon Nov 27	Competition around the World Speakers: You! Class members from around the world describe competition in their home markets. Read: http://www.bt.com/global_reports/1998-99/ MSDW Telecom Primer pp 24 – 75
22	Wed Nov 29	Competition for Large and International Users Global markets: opportunities and threats; service offerings and customer needs; challenges, e.g. regulation, degrees of market openness, service consistency Speaker: Ed Meko, Senior Director Corporate Business Development and Strategy, GlobalOne Slides: Read: http://www.globalone.net http://www.bt.com/att-bt-globalventure/ http://www.concert.com/
FUTURE COMPETITION, PRESENTATIONS, AND COURSE SUMMARY ***ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE BY MONDAY, DEC 4 IN CLASS***
23	Mon Dec 4	Student Presentations COURSE EVALUATIONS TODAY!
***Student Presentations will be scheduled for class time on Dec 4 and Dec 6. Additionally, we will hold presentations from 6 - 9 pm on Dec 4 in E51-335 and Dec 6 in E51-345***
24	Wed Dec 6	Student Presentations
25	Mon Dec 11	NO CLASSS
26	Wed Dec 13	No CLASS

Nov 19, 2000 DRAFT Due to the large number of speakers, this schedule is subject to change. Check back often.

Course Introduction & Competitive Structure of Telecoms Industry: The Effect of Convergence

Regulation, Deregulation and the Telecom Act 1996

Competition in Local Service: CLECs and Metropolitan Area Networks

Competition for Residential Local and Long Distance

Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications

**SPECIAL OPTIONAL EVENT – CENTRAL OFFICE TOUR ON FRIDAY, SEPT 22. **

**DETAILS TO FOLLOW. RSVP REQUIRED**

Competition in Broadband: DSL

Competition in Mobile & Wireless Communications

Network Intelligence

NO CLASS (Columbus Day Holiday)

ENABLING SERVICES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Direction of Future Competition

Competition in Telecom Infrastructure – Time to Market Strategies

Entrepreneurs in Telecommunications

B2C Commerce in an Wireless World

Competition in Mobile & Wireless Communications

*****ASSIGNMENT 3 TOPICS DUE IN CLASS NOV 6*****

HOW TELECOM IS TRANSFORMING BUSINESS

E-commerce and Telecommunications

Application Service Providers

E-commerce infrastructure

Storage Area Networks

INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS

Competition around the World

Competition for Large and International Users

FUTURE COMPETITION, PRESENTATIONS, AND COURSE SUMMARY

*****ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE BY MONDAY, DEC 4 IN CLASS*****

Nov 19, 2000 DRAFT
Due to the large number of speakers, this schedule is subject to change. Check back often.

SPECIAL OPTIONAL EVENT – CENTRAL OFFICE TOUR ON FRIDAY, SEPT 22.

DETAILS TO FOLLOW. RSVP REQUIRED

ASSIGNMENT 3 TOPICS DUE IN CLASS NOV 6

ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE BY MONDAY, DEC 4 IN CLASS