Newton's Telecom Dictionary - Softcover

Newton, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979387302 ISBN 13: 9780979387302

Publisher: Elsevier, 2007

Synopsis

What does telecoms technology mean? What does it do? What are its benefits and pitfalls? The book provides the answers to all your questions … and more. Dispensing with “geek-speak and techno mumbo-jumbo”, it defines 23,500 complex technical terms and so enables you to understand this topic. It guides you in making the most of your telecoms resources, and will help you to save money on airlines, hotels and the newest gadgetry, as well as maximise the reliability of your network. From ADSL to ZigBee, this is everything you need to know about telecoms!

* Telecommunications
* Networking
* Information Technologies
* The Internet
* Wired, Wireless, Satellites and Fiber
* WANs, MANs, LANs, SANs and PONs
* Wi-Fi and WiMAX
* DSL, Cable and BPL
* VolP and IPTV
* Ethernet and VPNS
* and everything voice, data and video - moving or still

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From the Back Cover

What does telecoms technology mean? What does it do? What are its benefits and pitfalls? The book provides the answers to all these common questions … and more. Dispensing with “geek-speak and techno mumbo-jumbo”, it defines 23,500 complex technical terms and so enables everyone who works in business to understand the topic. It guides readers in making the most of their telecoms resources, and will help them to save money on airlines, hotels and the newest gadgetry, as well as maximise the reliability of their networks. From ADSL to ZigBee, this is everything anybody needs to know about telecoms!

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979387302
• ISBN 13: 9780979387302
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1056