Convergence:
*Convergence
(telecommunications): the combination of multiple services through lines
of telecommunication from a single provider.
*Convergence (routing protocol): The
updating of routers’ topography information using dynamic protocols.
*Convergence (evolutionary computing): A
means of modeling the tendency for genetic characteristics of populations to
stabilize over time.
*Technological convergence: A
trend where some technologies having distinct functionalities evolve to
technologies that overlaps.
When I try to look up term Convergence,
there were a lot of different meanings. However, I remember we talked about the
telecommunication about convergence during class on Monday. So, I looked up
more detail on telecommunications convergence. Telecommunications convergence
is concept dating back to AT&T in 1928 but has evolved in the 21st century
to dominate the market positioning of telecoms operators. Convergence can also
refer to separate technologies such as voice, data, and video that now share
resources and interact with other.
Today, I think we are surrounded by a
multiple ways of convergent media world where all modes of communication and
information are continually reforming to adapt to the enduring demands of
technologies.
Thank goodness someone wrote about this is such detail... I actually needed to know what this was in depth and you did a really good job in breaking it down.
ReplyDeleteDo you feel AT&T has fully grasped this position or is this a quote you read? I feel, that even though they are a power house in this type of field, they are on a level playing field with today's leading telecommunication companies...
Who knows...