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I’ve posted pages for my IS 6100 onine section and my IS 7010 sections for the Fall 2008 term. I haven’t posted syllabi or schedules yet, but I’m planning on my usual format of weekly readings and weekly written assignments.

I’ve been scheduled for two sections of IS 7010. One section is completely online, while the other section meets in The Frear Center on Monday evenings.

The two sections will have similar reading assignments and schedules. I may try to record the classroom lectures, too.  It just depends on how many students enroll in each section.

Students who do not live on Oahu or who cannot attend the Monday section should register for the online section.

International students who will reside on Oahu during the Fall 2008 term should register for the Monday section.

Got questions? Drop me an email.

From the New York Times and Om Malik: Google and five telecom companies will build a trans-Pacific cable between Tokyo and Los Angeles, to increase bandwidth and reduce costs. The Times reported on the Unity consortium last September, but this new announcement confirms the US$300 million project. GearLog has more information on this topic. I haven’t determined if this new cable will connect with Honolulu.

It’s an important announcement because, as Om notes, this is the first time that Google has publicly confirmed its corporate strategy of building its own international telecom infrastructure through acquisition and investment. Google claims it wants to provide more reliable service to its users, so the company is entering the undersea cable industry not as a competitor but as a customer and complementor of Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet and SingTel.

As I mentioned on 7 February 2008 and 31 January 2008, the oceanic cable business can be risky. Google will have priority on the 7.68 terabit connection when it is completed. Adding more bandwidth is an essential part of providing scalable, reliable web services in North America and the Pacific Rim. If Google controls its own network as a source of competitive advantage, will competitors like Yahoo and Microsoft face higher costs to stay in business?