Space shrinking technologies

1. Space-shrinking
technologies
Phan Từ Như Ý
Ngô Thùy Dương
Vương Thảo Nguyên
Đặng Thị Bích Ngọc
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2. I. Introduction
II. Space-shrinking technologies
1. Transportation systems
a. The advent of commercial jet aircraft
b. The advent of containerization
2. Communication systems
a. Satellite and optical fiber technology
b. The Internet
c. Mobile telecommunications
d. The electronic mass media
III. Summary
Outline

3. I.
Introduction

4. II.
Space-shrinking
technologies
1. Transportation systems
a. The advent of commercial
jet aircraft

5. ◎ 1950s - 1960s: the
Golden Age of Flying
◎ Air travel was
very expensive.
For example, a round-
ticket from Chicago to
Phoenix in 1955 costed
$1168, adjusted for
inflation.

7. Nowadays, air travel is cheap and rapid.
Air travel had become routine for
many Americans
By 1960s
1958 Over 1 million passengers flew
to Europe
By 1970s The convenience of jet travel
made vast international cultural
exchanges a norm

10. II.
Space-shrinking
technologies
1. Transportation systems
b. The advent of containerization

11. ◎ 1792: boxes similar to
modern containers were used
in England
◎ Small standard-sized
containers were used during
the Second World War
◎ 1955: McLean thought of
transporting entire truck
trailers with their cargo still
inside.
◎ The global movement of
containers is dominated by 3
flows: transpacific,
transatlantic, and Europe –
Far East.

12. Rank A B C
1 10 20 7
2 30 15 10
3 5 24 16
Rank Port Volume 2013
(Million TEU)
Volume 2012
(Million TEU)
Volume 2011
(Million TEU)
Website
1 Shanghai, China 33.62 32.53 31.74 www.portshangh
ai.com.cn
2 SIngapore 32.6 31.65 29.94 www.singaporep
sa.com
3 Shenzhen, China 23.28 22.94 22.57 www.szport.net
4 Hong Kong, S.A.R.,
China
22.35 23.12 24.38 www.mardep.gov.
hk
5 Busan, South Korea 17.69 17.04 16.18 www.busanpa.co
m
6 Ningbo-Zhoushan,
China
17.33 16.83 14.72 www.zhoushan.c
n/english
7 Qingdao, China 15.52 14.50 13.02 www.qdport.com
8 Guangzhou Harbor,
China
15.31 14.74 14.42 www.gzport.com
9
Jebel Ali, Dubai,
United Arab
Emirates
13.64 13.30 13.00 www.dpworld.ae
10 Tianjin, China 13.01 12.30 11.59 www.ptacn.com

13. Tianjin (China)Qingdao (China)Guangzhou Harbour (China)

14. II.
Space-shrinking
technologies
2. Communication systems
a. Satellite and optical fibre
technology

15. ◎ Mid-1960s: the first geo-stationary communications
satellite was launched
◎ Voices, images, other forms of data were transmitted
globally and instantly.

16. ◎ 1970s: optical fibre systems were launched
◎ Huge quantities of information were
transmitted at very high speeds
◎ The capacity of fibre optics continues to
increase exponentially.

17. II.
Space-shrinking
technologies
2. Communication systems
b. The Internet

18. ◎ The Internet has revolutionized
communications.
◎ 1969: the Internet was the first time invented
for the public.
◎ Internet use has rose from 16 million in 1995
to 939 million in 2005.
2,267,233,742
Internet users worldwide

19. Despite the high growth rates, access to the Internet
is uneven globally.

20. II.
Space-shrinking
technologies
2. Communication systems
c. Mobile telecommunications

21. ◎ Wireless form of communication
◎ Transmit and receive date while
◎ Common platforms: cellular and digital
cordless telephones, pagers, telephone answering
devices and air-to-ground telecommunications.

22. 6 billion
text messages/day

24. ◎ make it easier for businessmen to contact with
their partner
◎ ease and vary the ways of communication
◎ help increase business productivity, remain
customer relationship management
◎ reduce banking and financial challenges
through applications
◎ reduce banking and financial challenges
through applications
◎ create jobs, and support business and social
development more generally.

25. II.
Space-shrinking
technologies
2. Communication systems
d. The electronic mass media

26. ◎ technology that is intended to reach a mass
audience
◎ means of communication used to reach the
vast majority of the general public
◎ common platforms: newspapers, magazines,
radio, television, and the Internet

27. Influences on the economy
◎ One of the most vital agents of development in
the modern world
◎ Important role in constructing markets and
expectations in countries around the world
◎ Linked to the growth of national cultures with
a linguistic unity, to the increase of literacy, …
◎ Allow the quick and efficient flow of
components ad information between different
firms and facilities

29. III.
Summary

30. Thank you for
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