by Chan Chun-sing, Colin. / Bibliography: leaf [36] / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985

Cheng Wai Man, Candy. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-66). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / The Commercial Development of Internet in the US --- p.2 / Electronic Commerce is the Trend and Area of Competition --- p.4 / The Commercial Development of Internet in Hong Kong --- p.5 / High PC Penetration Facilitates Internet Pick-up --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter2 --- Internet Industry Analysis --- p.12 / Wholesaler -- The Backbone Network Carrier --- p.13 / Target Customers / Booming Demand on Leased Circuit Service / Intensified Competition with New Entrants / Regional Opportunity is the Main Issue / Retailers -- The Internet Service Provider (ISP) --- p.16 / Large ISPs Dominate / Enlarging Service Portfolio to Remain Competitive / ISP Exerts Great Substitution Force on On-line Service / On-line Service Providers --- p.20 / Losers and Winners / ISP Substituting Conventional On-line Service / New Entrants with a Hand on Internet / Collaboration Among the IT Players to Tap on the Emerging Market / Users --- p.24 / General Users Receptive to Internet / Corporate Users Demand High End Service / Customer Needs Determine Internet Access Employed / Chapter Chapter3 --- Commercial Opportunities For Hongkong Telecom with the Rising Internet Demand --- p.30 / The Golden Goose: ISDN --- p.31 / Regional Opportunities -- Hubbing Creates Entry Barrier --- p.33 / Development of Network Security as Value Added Service --- p.34 / Network Service Consultancy --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter4 --- Threats to Hongkong Telecom with the Rising Internet Demand --- p.37 / Revenue Migration --- p.37 / Customers Switching Brand --- p.38 / Pre-empt Local Competition --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter5 --- Competitive Advantages of Hongkong Telecom --- p.41 / Huge Customer Base Speeds Up Service Adoption --- p.41 / Unchallenged Credibility --- p.42 / Expertise in Network Configuration and LAN Management --- p.42 / Expertise in Developing Security System --- p.43 / Network Resource Abundance --- p.43 / Administrative Ability to Run an Internet Operation --- p.44 / Hi-tech Infrastructure for Future Development -- IMS --- p.45 / Differentiation -- Local Access in Overseas Possible --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter6 --- Strategic Integration and Positioning of HKT to Dominate the Internet Market --- p.48 / TCSL Internet --HKT as a Backbone Network Manager --- p.48 / Target Customers / Market Potential / Internet Access / Direct Competitors / Major Customer Benefits / Pricing / Major Service Offerings / Benefits to HKT / IMS On-line -- Internet-based On-line Service Provider --- p.52 / Target Customers / Internet Access / Direct Competitors / Major Customer Benefits / Pricing / Benefits to HKT / Chapter Chapter7 --- The HKT Challenges --- p.55 / Strategically Positioning of IMS On-Line and TCSL Internet --- p.55 / Extension of Core Business -- New Venture --- p.58 / High Overhead Balancing Off Profitability --- p.61 / Business Cannibalizing Each Other --- p.62 / Chapter Chapter8 --- "Conclusion -- ""Win Win"" Situation" --- p.64 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.65 / Appendix 1: Growth Rate of Internet Users --- p.67 / Appendix 2: Commercial Addresses Comprise 51% of Internet Network Registration --- p.68 / Appendix 3: Internet Service Providers in Hong Kong --- p.69 / Appendix 4: Comparison Among ISPs on Service Offerings --- p.71 / Appendix 5: Network Configuration between Customer End and HKT CSL Internet Node --- p.73

by Chan Man Chi. / "June 2000." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-[160]). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

by Hui, Hung-Yung. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38). / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / TABLE OF CONTENTS / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Telecommunications in Thailand --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Summary of the Project --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Important Aspects of the Project --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- The Concession --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Financing the Project --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Insuring the Project --- p.11 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- FINANCING AND SECURITY STRUCTURE / Chapter 2.1 --- Security Agreement --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Security Assignment --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Conditional Assignment of Concession to WTA --- p.14 / Chapter 2.4 --- Restriction on TA Activities --- p.14 / Chapter 2.5 --- Control over Project Cashflow --- p.15 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIMITED RECOURSE FINANCING / Chapter 3.1 --- Line Installation and Subscription --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2 --- Project Completion and TA Risk --- p.18 / Chapter 3.3 --- Currency Exposure --- p.18 / Chapter 3.4 --- Business and Residential Line Mix --- p.19 / Chapter 3.5 --- Debt Service Coverage Ratio Analysis --- p.20 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- TELECOMASIA PROJECT RISK ANALYSIS / Chapter 4.1 --- Credit Risk --- p.22 / Chapter 4.2 --- Construction and Development Risk --- p.25 / Chapter 4.3 --- Market and Operating Risk --- p.27 / Chapter 4.4 --- Financial Risk --- p.28 / Chapter 4.5 --- Political Risk --- p.29 / Chapter 4.6 --- Legal Risk --- p.30 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- TELECOM PROJECT FINANCING IN ASIA / Chapter 5.1 --- Telecom Project Financing in Thailand --- p.32 / Chapter 5.2 --- Telecom Project Financing in Asia --- p.33 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.35 / Chapter APPENDIX - --- "Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Return on Equity and Internal Rate of Return" --- p.37 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.38

by Man Wai-Hung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-66). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General Types of Switch Architecture --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Input-Buffered Switch --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Output-Buffered Switch --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Crossbar-Based Switch --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Shared Buffer Memory Switch --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2 --- From Clos Network to Cross-path Switch --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Motivation and Organization --- p.12 / Chapter 2 --- Route Reconfiguration in Clos Network --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1 --- Connection Matrix in Clos Network --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Rearranging Central Modules in Clos Network --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- Changing the Connection Matrix --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4 --- One Step Route Reconfiguration --- p.21 / Chapter 2.5 --- Closing Remarks --- p.25 / Chapter 3. --- Frame-Based Reconfiguration Scheme in Cross-Path Switch --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1 --- Route Assignment in Cross-Path Switch --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Requirement Matrix and Capacity Matrix --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Allocation Vector --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Progress Tracing in Cross-Path Switch --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Implementing Frame-Based Reconfiguration --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Recognizing Receiver Virtual Path --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Finding Donor Virtual Path --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4 --- Simulation Results --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Fixed Requirement Matrix --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Time-Varying Requirement Matrix --- p.38 / Chapter 3.5 --- Unfavourable Reconfigurations --- p.39 / Chapter 3.6 --- Closing Remarks --- p.41 / Chapter 4. --- Performance and Delay Tradeoff in Frame-Based Reconfiguration Scheme --- p.43 / Chapter 4.1 --- Service Curve and Cross-Path Switch --- p.44 / Chapter 4.2 --- Service Curve of Cross-Path Switch under Reconfiguration --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3 --- Impact of Reconfiguration Algorithms to Maximum Delay Increase --- p.48 / Chapter 4.4 --- Numerical Example --- p.56 / Chapter 4.5 --- Closing Remarks --- p.57 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusions and Future Researches --- p.59 / Chapter 5.1 --- Suggestions for Future Researches --- p.60 / Bibliography --- p.62

Using a panel data set on the local telecommunications companies reporting to the FCC for 1988-95, this paper investigates the subadditivity of the cost function, as well as technical and allocative inefficiency of the U.S. local telephone industry. The subadditivity test on the estimated translog cost function indicates that certain subdivisions of the monopolized regional markets between two hypothetical firms might lower total cost. However, the evidence is not as clear cut as in an earlier study by Shin and Ying (1992, RAND), with savings from a two-firm industry being negative on average over all possible two-firm output vector combinations. The results of the subadditivity test suggest that companies with a relatively high share of residential customers experience higher degrees of scale inefficiency. Specification of technical inefficiency as fixed company-specific effects results in a different efficiency ranking than the specification with random effects. The estimation results for the generalized (non-minimum) cost model suggest that capital is being under-employed relative to residual inputs. This finding does not support the theoretical prediction that an industry under rate of return regulation tends to over-employ capital relative to other inputs. The subadditivity test for the generalized cost function that accounts for technical and allocative inefficiency generated a much more favorable estimates of cost reductions from the subdivision of the monopolized markets than the test on the conventional specification of the cost function. The estimated losses from technical, allocative and scale inefficiency reflect potential gains from competition. / Graduation date: 1999

This essay mainly utilize theoretical tool of ¡§State Centralism¡¨ to observe fixed network industry development history in Taiwan. After 1980s, based on characteristics of fixed network, state monopolizes the industry. However, digital techniques develop rapidly from last 1970s, the legitimacy of traditionally state monopoly model is gradually decrease. In the meantime, authoritatrian regime reform and economic liberalization in Taiwan start from 1980s to make state autonomy decreasing and launch liberalization of fixed network industry. Nevertheless, state role in industry didn¡¦t disappear after fixed network liberalization. In this research, author point out fixed network liberalization process in Taiwan is one kind of state centralism model. The liberalization is an ¡§instrument¡¨ but ¡§object¡¨ for state to accelerate development of information society and industrial structure reform in Taiwan. After fixed network market open in 2000, the market almost still monopolized by Chunghwa Telecom Co. It never achieves ¡§competitive development¡¨ environment planed by state. For fixed network industry of Taiwan, though state have outline regulatory policy, how to achieve a competitive environment after liberalization is the most important challenge to state to face new age of digital convergence.

Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Computer Science. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves.

Thesis (M.S. in Information Systems Technology)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2001. / Thesis advisor(s): Tri T. Ha, Nancy Roberts. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-87). Also available online.