Telecommunication Architecture Rules!
Section One
:: Homepage
:: How to use Website
:: About Website
Section Two
:: HI Telecom.
:: Social/Cultural Elements
:: Models
Section Three
:: Resources
ABOUT THE WEBSITE


Inspiration for the Website
  • In Fall semester 2006, Dr. Dan Wedemeyer instructed the COM 633: Telecommunications Architecture course, in which we were asked the question, "If you had to sketch the economic, social/cultural, political, technical, and environmental telecommunication architectures of Hawaii, how would you draw it?" At first, we were "stumped"and did not understand what was being asked or realized that Hawaii had such an architecture. However, overtime and through various lectures and class activities, we were able to comprehend and develop our interpretation of Hawaii's architectures (view our models). This website was in part developed to ease the minds of incoming students to Dr. Wedemeyers course by providing useful information to create their own interpretation of Hawaii's architectures.
    Dr. Wedemeyer defines telecommunication architecture as the defined structure or orderly arrangement of telecommunication and information systems in society. The economic, social/cultural, political, technical, and environmental aspects are the five architectural spheres that are present in any system. The system may be refer to a broad range of entities such as communities, workplaces, schools, etc.; and may be examined by its architectural spheres in order to develop a deeper understanding of how the parts of the system operate to make the system what it is. Dr. Wedemeyer's view on telecommunication architectures may be further understood through the study of systems theory, which focuses on the arrangement of and relations between the parts which connect them into a whole.
  • After examining each of the spheres individually and gaining an understanding of its components, one should be able to observe the overlapping concepts shared by the spheres. For example, in regards to Hawaii's economic and social ICT architectures, once you are aware of how much money the state spends each year on technology developments, you may gain a better understanding of how much or how little Hawaii values technology advancements in our school systems. In the end, the examination of these architectural spheres should yield a more comprehensive picture of how the studied system works.
  • See the HI Telecom section of this website for more detailed information on the different ICT architectures.
WEBSITE CREATORS

Lauren Tomotani
    Lauren Tomatani is a graduate student in the Communications program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her academic interests are in the realm of organizational and intercultural studies. She takes interest in issues that pertain specifically to Hawaii and its Native Hawaiian and first generation Asian populations.
Tasha Valenzuela
    Tasha Valenzuela received her BBA degree in Marketing from University of Hawai'i at Manoa and is a graduate student there in the Communications Program. Her research interest focuses around post-secondary education of Native Hawaiians, as she currently works at the Student Services Center at UHM with the Manana Kupono Native Hawaiian Program.