Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bit-pipe provider
English answer:
commodity data transport provider
Added to glossary by
Andrei_D
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English term
bit-pipe provider
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The MMS business case ensures control of the value chain and protects operators from becoming bit pipe providers for multimedia messaging.
I have a couple of ideas but they are not certain; perhaps, someone knows exactly what the expression means.
Thanks
I have a couple of ideas but they are not certain; perhaps, someone knows exactly what the expression means.
Thanks
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Bruce Popp
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commodity data-transport provider
A bit pipe is a direct data communication channel between two points that provides no value beyond basic transport.
Added value could be caching or store-and-forward.
Added value could be caching or store-and-forward.
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data transmission service provider
'Bit' refers to data bits.
'pipe' refers to the transmission channel, maybe telecom lines, etc.
Say if you only transport things around, you have to charge lower (lower value-added) but if you provide added services like packet insurance, door-to-door delivery, packaging services, etc you provide value-added services.
With separated services, it is easier for end-customers to switch services but harder to find end-to-end services that comes with the exact combinations required.
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\'Multimedia\' here may mean the messages can be routed to your E-Mail, handphone SMS, or fixed line voice recorder, etc.
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A short form might be
\'data carrier\' .
'pipe' refers to the transmission channel, maybe telecom lines, etc.
Say if you only transport things around, you have to charge lower (lower value-added) but if you provide added services like packet insurance, door-to-door delivery, packaging services, etc you provide value-added services.
With separated services, it is easier for end-customers to switch services but harder to find end-to-end services that comes with the exact combinations required.
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Note added at 2002-12-04 08:50:55 (GMT)
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\'Multimedia\' here may mean the messages can be routed to your E-Mail, handphone SMS, or fixed line voice recorder, etc.
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Note added at 2002-12-04 09:57:55 (GMT)
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A short form might be
\'data carrier\' .
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protects operators from beoming direct channels for
multimedia messaging
bit pipe - virtual direct channel
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or \"protects operators from degenerating into providers of virtual channels for multimedia messaging\", maintains their role as communication service providers.
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bit pipe - virtual direct channel
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or \"protects operators from degenerating into providers of virtual channels for multimedia messaging\", maintains their role as communication service providers.
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Note added at 2002-12-04 11:00:10 (GMT)
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