Telecommunications training: Online Course Module 1 Fundamentals of Telephony by Teracom Training Institute Lesson L1000 Fundamentals of Telephony - Introduction
NOTE: You can watch this in full quality by going to teracomtraining dot com and clicking on the Online Courses tab.
Lesson description: The first lesson in this module is a brief history lesson. The objectives of this lesson are to understand: • Why telecom networks are divided into local access wiring and long-distance transmission • The invention of the telephone and Bell's patent • The emergence of local telephone companies Then, in the USA: • The founding of AT&T • The expiry of the patent and emergence of independents • Federal government action against AT&T resulting in its breakup • Emergence of cellular and internet telephony • The end of long-distance as a standalone business • Re-combination of pieces of the former AT&T into AT&T, Verizon In Canada: • The establishment of provincial telephone companies • The Telephone Association and Stentor, and its dissolution • Consolidation of provincial companies under TELUS and Bell
Module Description: Whether you're interested in telecom, datacom, wireless, Wide Area Networking or Voice over IP, everything begins with the Public Switched Telephone Network and Plain Ordinary Telephone Service. We'll begin with a model for the PSTN, explaining analog circuits and circuit switching, as well as common telephony buzzwords and jargon, and an overview of SS7.
Lessons in this module  1. Module Introduction - Fundamentals of Telephony watch intro now (free)  2. History of Telecommunications (USA and Canada)  3. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)  4. Analog Circuits and Sound watch now (free)  5. The Voiceband  6. Plain Ordinary Telephone Service (POTS)  7. Signaling: Pulse Dialing and Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF) 8. Signaling System 7 (SS7)

Video montage prepared to help kick-off Location 2.0 Summit 2009 at CTIA in San Diego
- Telecommunications evolution from 1850s thru Oct 8, 2009
- Edited from public domain & marketing footage by companies across the globe
- Mashed to Energy52 mix by Solar Stone

Overarching Theme: Connecting People, Content & Service

Topics covered include:
- Telephony
- Telegraph
- Transoceanic submarine cable
- Switching
- Routing
- Satellite
- Internet
- Data
- Mobile
- Devices
- Netbooks
- Media/Content
- Convergence
- GPS
- Mapping
- browsers
- Location Based Services (LBS)
- Social Networking
- Thanks to Liz at wirelessnvision for her input

The New Zealand Fibre story can be hard one to get your head around but everyone should know the basics.

IDC -- the market intelligence advisory service present a simple way to explain some of the fundamental principles, politics, jargon and possible effects with Four Fibre Fundamentals videos to bring everyone up to fibre speed.

Each video is about 10 minutes long covering:

Growth, investment & revenues: the NZ market today
A beginner's guide to telecommunications networks
Regulation, separation, transformation and politics
What does this mean for Telecom

The videos are the views of IDC.