WDF Expert Panel on Communications

Preliminary staff notes for purposes of discussion.

1. Scope

2. Issues: questions, challenges, objectives

What are the vital components of the global communications systems?
What projects should have highest priority in building global system?
Is the global communications system the same as the global information highway?

3. Projects of interest

1. "New Hong Kong" telecom infrastructure (Hainan Island, China). Washington Investment Group (USA)
2. AT&T: African cable project
3. Cable and Wireless -- global broad-band trial linking New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo
4. Europe/Asia Transoceanic Fiber Optic Link (Deutsche Telecom)
5. Teledesic (840 communications satellites)

   Additional Notes for 1996 Conference

6. Digital Cellular Phone Service--Mitsui, Nynex and Indomesia firms will lay fiber optic networks and build switching stations at Jakarta. Estimated investment more than $1 billion. Completion 1998.
7. Global -- Project "FLAG" (Fiberoptic Link Around the Globe) is a $1.5 billion venture of AT&T?KDD to install the world's longest fiberoptic cable. The new link will extend 17,000 miles from Cornwall, UK. via the Mediterannean and Indian Ocean to Miura, Japan, connecting 12 nations. It is scheduled for operation in 1997.

4. Experts and expert groups

1. Alcatel
2. AT&T Pacific cable/KDD Japan/Cable&Wireless
3. Bell Atlantic - Joseph Ambrozy, vice-president for Strategic Planning
4. BellSouth International: cellular
5. British Telecom
6. British Telecommunications North America - Jerry Thames, President and CEO
7. Cable and Wireless Plc. - James Ross, Chief Executive
8. Cox Cable Telecommunications: Ajit Dalui, Sr. VP-in charge of programming and investments.
9. Deutsche Bundespost Telekom: Klaus Sleagel, head of satellite communications, or Poul Grösse (worked on project in Hungary)
10. EBRD: Hans Marges
11. Electronic Communications Services at LINK Resources - Mark Winther, vice-president
12. France Telecom North America - Marie-Monique Steckel, President
13. France Telecom- Gabriel Sidhom, vice-president for Product Development
14. Gemini consulting - William F. Wallace, senior vice-president
15. Hong Kong Telecom
16. Inmarsat (satellite communications)
17. INSEAD, Yves Doz, John H. Loudon Professor of International Management and Associate Dean for Research and Development
18. Intel (USA): Charles Pawlak
19. International Chamber of Commerce - Jean-Charles Rouher, Secretary General
20. International Telecommunications Union (Switzerland): Pekka Tarjanne, Secretary General
21. Japanese Ministry of Posts & Telecom. (investing in broadband delivery systems)
22. Matra Marconi (France)
23. Matsushita Electric Industries Co.(Japan)
24. MCI Communications (USA)
25. MCI/British Telecom: Bob Rouse
26. Motorola (USA)
27. NTT (Japan)
28. Pacific Telecommunications Council - Richard J. Barber, Executive Director
29. PacTel
30. Reid & Priest - Tedson J. Meyers, Esq.
31. Rosstelecom: Minister Baklanov (Russia)
32. Royal PTT Nederland
33. Scientific Atlanta (USA)
34. Siemens (Pte) Ltd - MCS - Singapore
35. Singapore Telecom
36. Sumitomo Electric Inds., Tetsuro Kawakami, chrmn. and chrmn of Kansai Econ. Fed. (Japan)
37. Teledesic (USA)
38. Telekom Finland
39. Telstra Corporation Ltd (Australia)
40. Trimble GPS (USA)
41. U.S. West: U.S. Senator Gary Hart (financing packages)
42. Washington Investment Group, USA - Robert Choy, Chairman
43. West: Stan Cramton (Russia & Lithuania)
44. World Bank Central Europe Department - Nikola Holcer, Senior Telecommunications Operations Officer

5. Previous presentations and available documents

Iridium: Global Personal Communications
John E. Hatlelid, Motorola
1992 Global Super Projects Conference
The Iridium system is being developed by Motorola to provide personal communications between pocket-sized handsets anywhere in the world.

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