Past, Present and Future of the Telephony in Mexico

Telephony in Mexico

Final Project Idea: Mobile Technology in Mexico

Thesis:

Analogue cell phones today allow Mexican people to communicate from almost anywhere with others by making a simple cell phone call. However as this technology continues to innovate its interface, analogue cell phones now allow its users to go beyond just a simple call, it allows them to exchange pictures, videos, music, text messages and even e-mail. How is this new technology on analogue cell phones impacting the Mexican cell phone market?

Statement of intent:

I intend to conduct a research in the Mexican cell phone market especially focused in the analogue cell phone. According to the Mexican Federal Commission of Communication (Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones), the cell phone was introduced in Mexico in 1990. Cell phone users grew about 397% in 13 years in comparison of the telephone users that grew only 17% in 32 years. Since the introduction of the cell phone in Mexico, there have been many changes done to the interface and services of the cell phone, allowing Mexicans to have access to the analogue cell phone. As a result the number of customers increased from 69 thousand in 1990 to 27,427 million in 2003. The latest interface innovations of the analogue cell phone continues to provide more and more features that allow customers to exchange videos, music, pictures, text messages and e-mail, this changes not only the telephone market, but the way that Mexicans communicate and connect with each other.

This research will discuss and evaluate the changes of the cell phone in the Mexican market as well as the current usage of the analogue cell phone among Mexicans. This paper will look into the history of the market growth of the telephone in comparison to the rapid growth of the cell phone in Mexico. It will also explore the current use of analogue cell phone and projecting ahead into the future of the analogue cell phone all the way to the G-phone, and the social impacts of this technology in the Mexican society.

Citation:

Comision Federal de Comunicaciones, (2008)Telefonia Fija from 1971-2003 en Mexico. Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.cft.gob.mx/wb/Cofetel_2008/Cofe_telefonia_local_fija

Comision Federal de Comunicaciones, (2008)Telefonia Movil from 1990-2008 in Mexico. Retrieved January 22, 2008, from http://www.cft.gob.mx/wb/Cofetel_2008/Cofe_telefonia_movil

First Idea For Research Project

My idea is to research about a the G-Phone (as a Multi Use Phone-computer).

The first step will cover the background history of the technology available before the G-Phone, like the first cell phone-mobile phones the like radio telephone technology from two-way radios in vehicles to handheld cellular phones. During the early 1940s, Motorola developed a backpacked two-way radio, the Walkie-Talkie and later developed a large hand-held two-way radio for the US military. This battery powered “Handie-Talkie” (HT) was about the size of a man’s forearm (Wikipedia).  Then continue researching until I get to the G-Phone.

The second step will be to research the G-phone as it is now (present).  I don’t have a G-phone, but I will love to have one.

The third step will be the future of the G-phone, wich I think that it will end up being a mini computer-phone-projector etc.

Please let me know if I’m in the right path.

Thank you,

An Article For My Project

Name of the Article: The Uses and Dependency Model: A Theoretical Guide for Researching the Cell Phone.

References

Ferris, A. (2007, November). The Uses and Dependency Model: A Theoretical Guide for Researching the Cell Phone. Conference Papers — National Communication Association, Retrieved January 14, 2009, from Communication & Mass Media Complete database.

I chose this article for now, because I want to do a research about the cell phone model, not as a phone, but as a venue of other uses like internet, sending pictures, marketing, text, etc.  I’m not sure if this to broad, but at least this article will give me a better idea on what path to take.

Cyberspace Real or Virtual?

In Four Puzzles From Cyberspace, the author provides four stories about cyberspace communities. All these communities are living in a virtual space following their own virtual rules. The author questions the power of these norms, as they are different from the ones established in the real world. He brings up a strong point about these norms use in the cyber world since they are different from the ones applied to the real world and the opportunity that this represents for criminal and illegal behavior. If cyberspace is providing a platform for illegal or criminal behavior to occur, then this virtual space needs to be monitored and regulated by real laws to prevent crimes like child prostitution or citizen’s addictive behaviors like gambling. However, questions about these regulations like what is real and what is not, and when, how and who is responsible for these regulations have been posted by the author as well.

One example of this dilemma is the second story presented by the author, in which a particular state created a law against gambling and its citizens have found a space through the Internet to gamble. In this case if the citizens are losing or gaining real money then regulations are needed since it breaks the law against gambling in that particular state, but what about fake money? Is it right to say that because an illegal practice or behavior is happening in a virtual world then is not affecting real people?

My Worst Power Point Presentation Ever!

I believe this is my worst presentation because of the kind of project it was.  I was trying to raise $4.5 million dollars for this transitional housing program.  I think, I could have done a better job and perhaps I could have raised this money faster than I did, but well at the end I was able to get it and the project opened on 2007. I can only think “if I knew then what I know now”

Worst Power Point Presentation