The Essential Guide to Telecommunications

by Annabel Z . Dodd (Author)

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  1999

  $3.25

  Your complete, up-to-the-minute telecom/Internet briefing! Whatever your role in telecom or Internet services, you'll be more effective if you understand the basics of telecommunications technology and the realities of the fast-changing telecom business. With The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Second Edition, you will get this understanding-even if you have no technical background at all. In this book, leading consultant Annabel Z. Dodd teaches you everything you must know to understand the telecommunications industry. You'll find up-to-the-minute coverage of today's hottest technologies, including: * Convergence: what it means, what to expect, and how to see through the hype * Revolutionary new IP networking applications: telephony, virtual private networks, streaming media, call centers, PBXs, and beyond * High-speed Internet access alternatives: cable modems, DSL, and more * Frame relay, ATM, ISDN, wireless and other business communications alternatives * Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM): the new revolution in fiber optics * Dodd presents crystal-clear explanations of the fundamentals everyone in the business assumes you know: what bandwidth is, types of dig

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.25

  Leading consultant Annabel Dodd presents easy-to-understand, insightful explanations of today's key trends and technologies: Industry Players and Trends, Broadband, VoIP, Wi-Fi and WiMax, 3G Mobile Networks, and Multimedia Networks. Previous editions have helped professionals worldwide understand the major changes transforming the telecommunications industry. In the past four years, the telecommunications industry has undergone major changes. This is the complete guide to the new realities of telecommunications. The new edition reflects all of today's most critical issues, trends, and technologies. In addition to providing crucial insights into the fast-changing competitive landscape, Dodd provides important information about the structure of, and key players in, the industry.