Networks 101: Indispensable and mandatory part of the modern human world
In the world and age that we live in, the Internet, connectivity and being online have become as important as electricity was a few decades ago. The Internet and networks in general grew and evolved from basic telegraphs and telephones. Home internet went from Dial-up internet which was analog in nature and involved bulky copper wires to lightweight and high-speed fibre optic cables spanning thousands of kilometres carrying digital data. Today humanity has an interconnected web of cables and devices across land, oceans and electromagnetic waves across the sky and space. A modern human cannot imagine life without the internet and a connected world. The Covid-19 pandemic showed the world how important the internet was.
Important thing to note is that the internet is a public network and doesn’t belong to anyone, country, or a private entity, although internet services may be governed by the national and local laws and regulations in the country or locality in which it operates. This is due to permanent or temporary censorship, be it fully or partially. The bills we pay to access the internet enables the providers (ISPs – Internet Service Providers) to serve the internet infrastructure and maintain it smoothly. We at Quadrang Systems have an essential role to play to enable ISPs keep their networks running by providing them NOCs (Network Operations Centres) and Network Engineers. We all know networks break unexpectedly and our NOC is great at detecting it with our Monitoring services and we have network engineers who are experts in all kinds of network and connectivity issues.
The Internet has been the key ingredient at play to enable the success of Globalization which has reaped plenty of benefits from an interconnected global world. Just like a jigsaw puzzle, each IT enabled service entered the market and evolved with time completing the full picture of modern Trade and Commerce. Technology companies have tirelessly developed a plethora of Internet enabled Services (ITeS) in the last few decades without which we can’t imagine life in the current era of 2023.
Below enlists the indispensable impact and the widespread use of the Internet on our connected world. Although any human living in 2023 would know most of the services enlisted below, it is a good refresher for many readers on the endless possibilities of network enabled services.
1) Social Media
2) IIoT – (Industrial Internet of Things) are internet connected systems including industrial machines, devices, sensors, and actuators sensing data, acting on triggers, and performing actions. These systems sense, gather data and transmit to servers. This data is then stored in database systems analysed by data engineers and
3) Similar connected things and IoT at home constitute as Home automation.
4) Enable ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) for businesses, Point of Sale (POS) machines and billing softwares.
5) Ecommerce, online shopping, Auctioning, Betting, Gambling, Digital marketing, Online Surveys and Polls, Market research, Advertising, Digital Signage
6) Banking, Finance, Insurance, ATM machines, online bill payments, mobile payments, currency and crypto currency trading and stock markets trading
7) Online Reviewing and Rating of products, services of private and public entities
8) Digital media, video sharing and content creation only became relevant due to the wide and far spread of the internet.
9) Social activism, Political engagement and stimulating social change gained momentum across the world with the rise in internet till remote towns.
10) Booking Hotel rooms and Stays, Train, flights and bus booking, hailing local taxi and ride-sharing, booking transport vehicles
11) SAAS – Software as a Service. Providing online services including CRM,
12) AI tools like LLM/Generative Pretrained Transformer including the popular Chat-GPT, MidJourney are possible in part due to the internet.
13) Work from Home and Remote Work tools
14) Instant messenger and Work Collaboration tools like Chats, Video Conferencing, VoIP calling and emailing.
15) DIY – Do It Yourself tutorials in all walks of life
16) Scientific research papers and journals listing, patent listing and search, prior art search.
17) Weather tracking – satellites combined with the power of internet, we have weather news at our mobile devices, after traditional cable TV is slowly being phased out.
18) News, Media, broadcasting and Live Telecast of games and events, Online publications, E-magazines, Blogs and Vlogs
19) Job search, Freelancer work search and talent search, online interviewing, and recruitment for companies
20) Dating, Matrimonial, Match making sites and long-distance relationships.
21) Real estate – Listing and searching properties for renting, leasing, buying, and selling, online registry of property.
22) Legal – Legal advice, Law awareness and prevention of violation of laws
23) Blockchain and Web 3.0 facilitates high security enabled services via decentralization.
24) Health and Medical E-consulting, online advice, first aid, and precaution, nutritional information, fitness
25) Transport, Logistics, Shipping and delivery
26) Infotainment, research for self-awareness and non-academic purposes
27) Online income tax validation, filing, payments and returns.
28) Access to local municipal services, complaints about infrastructure and government services
29) Digitization and Archival of old physical books and records – Online Libraries, E-books, Audio books
30) Online food ordering and tracking delivery.
31) Online translation and transliteration from and to languages
32) Location based map services, path finding and navigation.
33) Online Forums, Groups and Discussions based on niches or commonalities.
34) Online monitoring of CCTV cameras and security alarms
35) Aid in Emergencies, Crisis, and Calamities
36) OTT, online entertainment, Music and Movies, Local and nearby search for services, yellow pages and classifieds, Local meetup events
37) Internet enabled services
38) Edtech and live classes, online courses, online testing, and exams
39) Global goods and products trading platforms, like global e-commerce.
40) Metaverse is expected to be a platform for plenty of things that we do online through the virtual reality and augmented reality.
Overall, networks have become an essential part of daily life, connecting people, devices, and information in various aspects of our personal and professional lives, and we at Quadrang Systems enable Internet providers to keep their network online and running, minimize disruptions and repair broken networks within time. We at Quadrang Systems also help in developing software applications and systems to make use of above Internet and IT enabled services.
