Telecosmos the next great telecom revolution /

Although telecom companies are battling for survival, technology is moving forward. In research laboratories around the world, powerful new technologies are being developed that will shape tomorrow's communications world. Telecosmos will look at the many different telecom concepts that will be...

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Main Authors: Edwards, John
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Wiley InterScience electronic collection
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471690708
Summary: Although telecom companies are battling for survival, technology is moving forward. In research laboratories around the world, powerful new technologies are being developed that will shape tomorrow's communications world. Telecosmos will look at the many different telecom concepts that will be adopted by both consumers and businesses in the years ahead.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xviii, 232 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0471690686
9780471690689
9780471655336
0471655333
0471690708
9780471690702
1280265264
9781280265266
Index Number: TK5101
CLC: TN91
Contents: Telecosmos; Contents; Introduction; 1. On the Menu--Telecom Services; 2. Nuts and Bits--Telecom Hardware, Software, and More; 3. Connections in the Air--Wireless Technologies; 4. The Future is Fiber--Optical Technologies; 5. The Internet Rules--IP Technologies; 6. Something in the Air--Radio and Location Technologies; 7. The Unblinking Eye--Security and Surveillance; 8. Energy to Go--Power Generation; 9. The Critical Last Inch--Input and Output Technologies; Glossary; Index.