Impact of ICT : June 2018

TELBRU & BIBD

Introduction

Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) was incorporated on the 30^th May 2002 under the Company Act 39 as a Public Limited Company and has been fully operated since April 2006. TelBru is the first premier telecommunication company in Brunei Darussalam. It is a leading service provider for internet and Broadband services besides DST and Progressive Cellular Sdn. Bhd. TelBru plays an integral part in the ICT eco-system of the nation.

While Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) is Brunei's largest bank and flagship institution. It was formed in the year of 2005 through the merger of Islamic Bank of Brunei and Islamic Development Bank of Brunei. It is an internationally recognized financial institution governed by global best practices under the guidance of an experienced management team.

How does TelBru and BIBD use the internet?

Since the usage of internet for both of the company is nearly the same i will list down few of them below:-

Information

➤Both of the company uses website to give their information about their company, what services that they have and their history. They make this website so that it could be easier for people who have trouble going directly to the company and they don't have to set an interview with them just to know about the company.

Online Banking

➤TelBru - They only provide online banking for their own product such as payments for the WiFi and Telephone bills.
➤BIBD - They provide online banking nearly for all such as School payments, TAP, Water service, Astro and many more. Just by downloading their app "BIBD Online" you can select all your payments there by the tip of your finger.

Advertising

➤ Meanwhile, advertising is for TelBru. They always advertise their new product inside through the internet whether it is through the internet or using social media. Since TelBru just introduce their new Postpaid WiFi for up to 30 minutes only, they tend to have a lot of users now with the new product that they have invented.

What is an Internet and a World Wide Web?

An internet is a global connected network system that uses Transmission Control Protocol(TCP) / Internet Protocol(IP) to transmit data through various types of media. It is also known as a network of global exchange which includes private, public,academic and business government network that connected by guided, wireless and fiber-optic technologies.

The terms of internet and world wide web are often used interchangeably, but but of them are not the same thing.

Internet - it refers to the global communication system that includes hardware and infrastructure.
Web - it is one of the services communicated over the internet.

How does the Internet works?

Since it is a global network of computer where each computer are connected to the internet, it must have a unique IP address.

Internet addresses are form in nnn.nnn.nnn which the nnn must be in the number of 0-255.

What is IP address?

An IP address stands for Internet Protocol. If you connect through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) you are usually assigned with a temporary IP address.
If you are connected from a Local Area Network (LAN) your computer might have a permanent IP address or it might contain a temporary one from a Dynamic Host Configure Protocol Server (DCHP).

Types of connections

There are many different types of connection that can be connected to the internet. All of it uses different types of hardware and each of it has its own range of connection speeds. I think it would be very interesting to list down few of it down below ↡ :-

DSL

Stands for Digital Subscriber Line.
An internet connection that is always Available/On.
Uses 2 lines so that our phones is not tied up when our computer is connected.
Uses a router to transport data.
Range of speed is depends on the service offered between 128K to 8 Mbps.

WiFi

Does not use telephone lines or cables.
It use radio frequency.
Always on and could be accessed anywhere.
Range of speed is between 5 Mbps to 20 Mbps.

Satellite

Accesses the internet via Earth's Orbit.
Provide a delayed connection compared to cables and DSL.
Range of speed is 512K to 20 Mbps.

How to get internet?

If you want to get internet, there are few equipment's that you need to have such as Router, Internet connection, Wireless access point and hardware firewall. i will explain further more about each and every of the equipment's and how to properly set it up.

1. Router

It manages network traffic, ensuring devices that can communicate with each other via both wired and wireless connection and provides internet connectivity.

Ways to setup:-

Step 1 - Place your wireless router.

Step 2 - Configure your wireless router.

Step 3 - Connect the gateway to your new router.

Step 4 - Change your wireless router's admin password.

Step 5 - Update the router's firmware.

Step 6 - Establish a password for WiFi network.

2. Internet Connection

It is a Fiber connection or dedicated leased line.

Ways to setup:-
Plug in the DSL Modem into your computer and make sure that your computer is near a wall cable socket.

3. Wireless access point

This will extend your wireless network if the router is incapable of offering coverage in certain part of the building.

Ways of setup:-
There are 2 different way to setup the Wireless access point.
First - Setting up the access point as an access point.
Second - Setting up the access point as a wireless repeater and i will show you the steps that you must do:-
Step 1 - Open the access point web-based setup page by entering the default IP address.
Step 2 - On the based setup page, click on wireless.
Step 3- Enter the network names (SSID).
Step 4 - Click wireless ans select your desired security mode.

4. Hardware Firewall

It create a secure barrier that blocks security threats which include an onsite network server and acts an email server and provides file storage.

Ways to setup:-
Step 1 - Get the configuration page (open something RUN dialog by pressing windows key+R, Type CMD & press enter).
Step 2 - Type IPCONFIG/ALL and press enter.
Step 3 - Look down the list for "Gateway" or "Temporary Gateway" next to it will be a number sucg ss 193.179.2.1.
Step 4 - Type the number into a browser bar and press enter.
Step 5 - Check for the firewall option on the router homepage.
Step 6 - If the firewall is deactivated or not enable, click to select and active it.

All of this will be charged for about $500 that is because the price of the router is between $450 and the installment would be $50.