Computers: Telecommunications & Infrastructure

Ameritech
www.ameritech.com/
Ameritech provides local phone service for several states in the American Midwest, in addition to offering celular, paging, interactive video and wireless data communications for much of the country and many parts of Europe. Visitors will find company news and details on products and services here.

Arasmith Engineering
www.arasmith.com/
Arasmith Engineering, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based computer consulting company, maintains this promotional site to introduce its Internet connectivity services and amateur radio enthusiast resources. Includes link to the Bay Area Communications Society.

Bay Area Gigabit Testbed
george.lbl.gov/BAGNet.html
Fourteen San Francisco organizations are working on the Bay Area Gigabit Testbed (BAGNet), an infrastructure that will support the emerging technology age. Visitors here will get detailed technical information on the program and links to the fourteen participants' sites.

Bell Atlantic Public Archive Gopher Menu
ba.com/
The Bell Atlantic Public Archive gopher contains current documents on Bell Atlantic telecommunications policy. Includes links to related congressional hearings, educational programs and other relevant resources.

Coherent Communications Systems Corp.
www.coherent.com/
This voice-enhancement and telecommunications technology corporation's home page includes a corporate overview, a products list, articles, press releases and investor information. Includes a response form for requesting additional info.

Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research
www.ctr.columbia.edu/
The Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research maintains this site to provide access to its research groups, information resources and systems managers. Also available are links to FTP and gopher sites as well as a variety of other Internet search tools.

Common Knowledge:Pittsburgh
info.ckp.edu/
This site provides information about Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, a collaborative project started by the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the University of Pittsburgh. CK:P is aimed at developing a computer networking infrastructure for educational uses. Visitors here can find out about the project's design and progress.

Corning Optical Fiber Information Center
www.usa.net/corning-fiber
The Corning Optical Fiber Information Center, provided by Endicott, N.Y.-based Corning Incorporated, offers company news, product updates and technology case histories. Visit here to learn about the company and the fiber optics products that are "transforming the way the world sends and receives information."

CNET
www.cnet.fr/
France Telecom's research and development department reports on its current projects and scientific collaborations here. In French.

Digital Technics Incorporated
www.access.digex.net/~dti/index.html
Digital Technics Incorporated, a telecommunications research and development firm, discusses its mission and promotes its primary products on this commercial home page. Products featured include Esopus 2000, a generic switching platform that can be used in a variety of environments.

ElektroPost
www.ep.se/
ElektroPost is a company focusing on computer communications via electronic mail and associated telecommunications systems. Includes links to general information on services, e-mail addresses and entertainment sites. Swedish and English.

Ericsson
www.ericsson.com/
Ericsson, a telecommunications firm that specializes in switching, radio and networking, presents info about its company here. Browsers can read press releases, financial reports or learn about products at this site.

Eureka, from Digital Technics Inc.
www.access.digex.net/~dti/eureka/eureka.html
This site, maintained by Digital Technics Inc., is a "telecom neighborhood for telecom professionals and consumers." Visitors can link to corporate and organization home pages or access product and service information from a variety of vendors.

INESC (Portugal) Web Server
www.inesc.pt/
INESC, a Portuguese nonprofit organization, provides telecommunications research material and links to other Portuguese Web servers. Text is available in Portuguese and English.

Institute of Technology
www.tele.pw.edu.pl/
The Institute of Telecommunications at the Warsaw University of Technology gives an overview of its departments, programs and research here. The site includes information for post doctoral candidates. In Polish and English.

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization--INTELSAT
www.intelsat.int:8080/
Nonprofit cooperative of 130 nations provides information on satellite technology that links the global village. See Editor's Choice, page 191.

International Telecommunication Union
info.itu.ch/
This gopher site archives documents describing the functions, recommendations and members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency that regulates, standardizes and coordinates development of international telecommunications.

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 94 in Kyoto
www.mpt.go.jp/ITU/ITU-PP94-home.html
This site, maintained by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, contains program notes from the Plenipotentiary Conference held in Kyoto in 1994. Opening statements by various ministry and conference officials are featured.

MCNC
www.mcnc.org/
MCNC is a nonprofit organization that develops information technology strategies for business, education and governmental bodies in North Carolina. Visitors to its home page can find descriptions of its telecommunications and supercomputing facilities.

National Institute of Telecommunications
arctique.int-evry.fr/
The National Institute of Telecommunications in Evry, France, discusses its programs and research at this Web site. Visitors can take a look at the campus or read about the institute's mission. In French and English.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. Software Laboratories Palo Alto
www.nttam.com/
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. posts links to home pages for its California research lab and corporate headquarters in Japan at this site. Visitors also can read about the company's computer network research here.

Nortel Corp.
www.nortel.com/
Canadian-based Nortel (formerly Northern Telecom) is a telecommunications company focusing on network design and implementation. Company news and information along with product descriptions are available here in English, French, German and Spanish.

PTCWeb
www.ptc.org/
PTC Web is the online presence of the Pacific Telecommunications Council, an international, nonprofit, non-governmental organization for providers and users of communications services. The site contains information on members, conferences, publications and technologies.

The Russian Institute for Public Networks
www.ripn.net/
The Russian Institute for Public Networks works to develop computer communications and networking in Russia. Visitors here will learn more about the project, its affiliations and its research.

Rutgers Telecommunications Division Server
www-ns.rutgers.edu/
The Telecommunications Division supplies documents and services pertaining to the Rutgers University Network, as well as information about the division.

Southwestern Bell Technology Resources
www.tri.sbc.com/
Southwestern Bell Technology Resources is a research unit of the Southwestern Bell Communications Corporation. Visitors will find information on innovative new technology for the information highway.

SpaceNet Informationen
www.space.net/
Space Net is a German firm specializing in Internet and satellite communications networks. Visitors will find corporate news and information on services. Available in English and German.

Stentor: The Alliance of Canada's Telephone Companies
www.stentor.ca/
All 11 telephone companies which serve Canada belong to Stentor, "the alliance of Canada's telephone companies." This site offers links to the home pages of each of those companies, plus copious information about Stentor and the Canadian telecommunications industry.

Swiss Post Office and Telecom (PTT)
www.telecom.ch/
Switzerland's Post Office and Telecom offers general information about its historical and present communications services. Link directly to departments, sister companies or press releases.

Technical University of Berlin Broadband Communications Project
www.tk.tu-berlin.de/
The Technical University of Berlin, Germany, maintains this site for information on its Broadband Communications Project. Visitors will find news and announcements, staff listings, project overviews and related Internet links. =

The Telstra Corporation
www.telstra.com.au/
The Telstra Corporation is an Australian telecommunications company. Visitors to its site will find a company overview, product and service information and job listings.

Tetherless Access Ltd.
www.tetherless.com/
Tetherless Access Ltd. sells software to telecommunications service providers. The California-based company describes its products and corporate vision here.

U.S. West Inc.
www.uswest.com/
U.S. West is a communications conglomerate producing and marketing directory services, cellular communications systems and communications software. At this corporate Web site, visitors will learn about the company and the products and services it offers.

University of Limerick Telecommunications Research Laboratory
oak.ece.ul.ie/
The Telecommunications Research Laboratory at Ireland's University of Limerick posts information about its research here. The page also contains information on the lab's personnel and upcoming seminars.

Verlag Heinz Heise
www.ix.de/
Verlag Heinz Heise is a telecommunications firm located in Wandel, Germany. Visitors to the site will find product and services documentation. Available in German only.

WorldLinx Telecommunications Inc.
www.worldlinx.com/
WorldLinx Telecommunications Inc. is a subdivision of Bell Canada. Visitors to the corporation's home page will find press releases, a corporate overview and information on services and customers. Available in English and French.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Communications & Telecommunications
www.analysys.co.uk/commslib.htm
This Communications and Telecommunications section of the massive Word-Wide Web Virtual Library covers dozens of areas in its subject index. Subjects include broadcasting, education, mobile communications and multimedia. Includes a search engine and links to other related resources.