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History of disruptive technology within communications
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The late 1970s emergence of fiber optics disrupted the expected further development of Microwave radio relay, L-system, and microwave waveguide technology. Fixed/Mobile Convergence is widely recognised as a disruptive technology in that it has the potential to change the structure of the existing mobile telecommunications industry. It is conceivable that ‘traditional’ mobile network operators could even be bypassed by such technology. *1973 - Network Voice Protocol introduced *1980 - Internet Protocol came into existence *1989 - ISDN/Integrated Services Digital Network came into existence *1991 - The first GSM network was launched in 1991 by Radiolinja in Finland. *1995 - First VoIP connection *2001 - Vonage founded *2002 - Skype founded *December 2006 - Over 8 million concurrent users on Skype *2006 - 7% of all international US voice traffic was sent through Skype |
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