| University of Dar es Salaam | Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering |

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Tutorial 1
1.

Compare and contrast the terms communications and telecommunications.

2.

What are the links between the telegraph and the mobile phone or other forms of
communication technology? (Recall someone shouting Can you hear me now? How
about now? etc. as they walk from one spot to another.) Is there anything else in
communication history that equates space and time the same way the telegraph has?

3.

Discuss the significance of telecommunication networks in Tanzania.

4.

How has regulation impacted telecommunications in Tanzania?

5.

Discuss the pros and cons of a telecommunications provider having a natural

monopoly.

6.

How have deregulation and divestiture impacted the concept of universal service?

7.

What regulatory issues would face telecommunications managers who are building
global networks? What are the possible cultural issues that they would also face?

8.

What are emerging applications that might be considered bandwidth hungry? What
changes in the telecommunications industry are driving the demand for further
bandwidth?

9.

Who are the major drivers of the telecommunications industry in Tanzania? What
changes do you envision in the major players and major factors driving the
telecommunications industry in Tanzania once the East African community becomes
fully fledged?

10.

Provide a chronology of key events from the mid 1900s to the present that have
affected the telecommunications environment in Tanzania.

11.

How have the barriers to entry into the telecommunications industry changed over the
past 15 years? What is the likely trend for the coming 15 years?

12.

What is the function of the local exchange office in the PSTN? What happens if the
local exchange office is destroyed? What changes do you envision in local exchanges
in the future?

| TE 413 Introduction to Telecommunication Networks | Christine Mwase | 30/11/2010 |