Development of data and fax communications in Hong Kong

Author

Connolly, D.C.A.

Author_Institution

HongKong Telephone Co. Ltd., Hong Kong

fYear

1990

fDate

24-27 Sep 1990

Firstpage

793

Abstract

The author outlines the historical development of data services in Hong Kong Telephone since 1978, and also outlines the current and future development potential for data transport and facsimile services. The focus is on new service developments driven by customer demand rather than technological innovation. The evolution of the packet switching service named Datapak is described. The regulatory arrangements reached in 1978 caused Hong Kong Telephone to introduce independent registration of fax lines, leading in 1981 to the transfer of all fax lines to electronic switching systems. This discrimination of facsimile service assured users of a high-quality transmission within the Hong Kong public switched telephone network. Growth trends for data and fax services are analyzed

Keywords

data communication systems; facsimile; packet switching; technological forecasting; telephone networks; Datapak; Hong Kong Telephone; customer demand; data services; electronic switching systems; facsimile; facsimile services; high-quality transmission; packet switching; public switched telephone network; regulatory arrangements; Business; Circuits; Companies; Data communication; Economics; Facsimile; History; Packet switching; Technological innovation; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer and Communication Systems, 1990. IEEE TENCON'90., 1990 IEEE Region 10 Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-87942-556-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.1990.152721

Filename

152721