The Worldwide History of Telecommunications
The Worldwide History of Telecommunications

Author: Anton A. Huurdeman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-07-31

Total Pages: 670

ISBN-13: 9780471205050

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The first comprehensive history of the Information Age... how we got there and where we are going The exchange of information is essential for both the organization of nature and the social life of mankind. Until recently, communication between people was more or less limited by geographic proximity. Today, thanks to ongoing innovations in telecommunications, we live in an Information Age where distance has ceased to be an obstacle to the sharing of ideas. The Worldwide History of Telecommunications is the first comprehensive history ever written on the subject, covering every aspect of telecommunications from a global perspective. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author presents telecommunications as a uniquely human achievement, dependent on the contributions of many ingenious inventors, discoverers, physicists, and engineers over a period spanning more than two centuries. From the crude signaling methods employed in antiquity all the way to today’s digital era, The Worldwide History of Telecommunications features complete and fascinating coverage of the groundbreaking innovations that have served to make telecommunications the largest industry on earth, including: Optical telegraphy Electrical telegraphy via wires and cables Telephony and telephone switching Radio transmission technologies Cryptography Coaxial and optical fiber networks Telex and telefax Multimedia applications Broad in scope, yet clear and logical in its presentation, this groundbreaking book will serve as an invaluable resource for anyone involved or merely curious about the ever evolving field of telecommunications. AAP-PSP 2003 Award Winner for excellence in the discipline of the "History of Science"

Evolution of Telecommunication Services
Evolution of Telecommunication Services

Author: Emmanuel Bertin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-10-14

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 3642415695

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In the telecom world, services have usually been conceived with a specific mindset. This mindset has defined the traditional characteristics of these services; services distinguished by their linkage with the access network, tight control over service use (e.g., authentication, billing), lack of deep personalization capabilities (mass services only) and reliance on standardization to achieve end-to-end interoperability between all the actors of the value chain (e.g., operators, platform manufacturers, device manufactures). This book offers insights into this complex but exciting world of telecommunications characterized by constant evolution, and approaches it from technology as well as business perspectives. The book is appropriately structured in three parts: (a) an overview of the state-of-the-art in fixed/mobile NGN and standardization activities; (b) an analysis of the competitive landscape between operators, device manufactures and OTT providers, emphasizing why network operators are challenged on their home turf; and (c) opportunities for business modeling and innovative telecom service offers.

Telecom Extreme Transformation
Telecom Extreme Transformation

Author: Kaveh Hushyar

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2021-07-28

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1000404684

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The extreme transformation from a traditional Communication Service Provider (CSP) to a Digital Service Provider (DSP) status is covered in this book, specifically: Redefinition of the offerings of "connectivity services" to "digital services"; unification of legacy redundant networks into one; Redefinition of the measurements to customer-centric QoE for all digital and connectivity services; the Best-in-Industry processes and practices to ensure a sustainable network performance at a competitively operational efficiency; a Service-over-IP (SoIP) platform to enable the introduction of unified new services with a time-to-market urgency; the regulatory arrangement for content purification, to liberalize CSPs to become DSPs; an architecture for data mining and analytics; and a migration plan from a CSP to a DSP status. The book is recommended for telecom and digital service professionals planning to embark on transformational projects; telecom and technology equipment manufacturers to help with product development for a DSP status; institutional investors to evaluate and establish their investment decisions; telecom management consultants to help with a solid benchmark for transformation engagement; university students, majoring in telecommunication and technology products as a guide for career planning.

Captive Audience
Captive Audience

Author: Susan Crawford

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 0300167377

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Ten years ago, the United States stood at the forefront of the Internet revolution. With some of the fastest speeds and lowest prices in the world for high-speed Internet access, the nation was poised to be the global leader in the new knowledge-based economy. Today that global competitive advantage has all but vanished because of a series of government decisions and resulting monopolies that have allowed dozens of countries, including Japan and South Korea, to pass us in both speed and price of broadband. This steady slide backward not only deprives consumers of vital services needed in a competitive employment and business market—it also threatens the economic future of the nation. This important book by leading telecommunications policy expert Susan Crawford explores why Americans are now paying much more but getting much less when it comes to high-speed Internet access. Using the 2011 merger between Comcast and NBC Universal as a lens, Crawford examines how we have created the biggest monopoly since the breakup of Standard Oil a century ago. In the clearest terms, this book explores how telecommunications monopolies have affected the daily lives of consumers and America's global economic standing.

The Great Telecom Meltdown
The Great Telecom Meltdown

Author: Fred R. Goldstein

Publisher: Artech House Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Providing readers with an authoritative account of what contributed to the "Great Telecom Crash," this insightful resource explores the roots of the perfect storm that buffeted telecom and Internet companies and investors.

Telecommunications Management
Telecommunications Management

Author: Nolan Vincent Jones

Publisher: Virtualbookworm Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1589396197

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In today's highly competitive technology-influenced telecommunications industry, customers are accustomed to a higher level of personal service and personalized product and service offerings. To meet that higher standard, companies need to learn and anticipate a customers needs in great detail and be able to respond quickly. This book provides business strategies for providers to effectively manage their business processes while evolving their information systems architectures to support the needs of the consumer. principles, manage the business, the staff, and the technology. This book takes a profound look at the telecommunication industries history, its business processes and the latest technologies driving the industry. This is an ideal textbook for introducing students to all facets of the telecommunications field as well as a great desktop reference for experienced professionals working in the industry. It addresses core business areas such as customer care and billing. which need to be in place to support integration of different business system architectures. Your company can use the information in this book to guide marketing, sales, and customer service activities that identify, attract and keep profitable customers.

Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell

Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1612309569

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". . . rarely have inventor and invention been better served than in this book." – New York Times Book Review Here, Edwin Grosvenor, American Heritage's publisher and Bell's great-grandson, tells the dramatic story of the race to invent the telephone and how Bell's patent for it would become the most valuable ever issued. He also writes of Bell's other extraordinary inventions: the first transmission of sound over light waves, metal detector, first practical phonograph, and early airplanes, including the first to fly in Canada. And he examines Bell's humanitarian efforts, including support for women's suffrage, civil rights, and speeches about what he warned would be a "greenhouse effect" of pollution causing global warming.

Network Nation
Network Nation

Author: Richard R. John

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2010-05-21

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780674024298

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Making a neighborhood of a nation -- Professor Morse's lightning -- Antimonopoly -- The new postalic dispensation -- Rich man's mail -- The talking telegraph -- Telephomania -- Second nature -- Gray wolves -- Universal service -- One great medium?

The Qualcomm Equation
The Qualcomm Equation

Author: Dave Mock

Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780814428580

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Annotation The astounding story of how an unknown company made an entire industry adopt a new technology, and then leveraged it for success. The Qualcomm Equation provides readers with a fascinating inside look at how a small company stormed the burgeoning wireless industry and grew into a global multibillion-dollar powerhouse in less than a decade. This book examines how Qualcomm became so successful, chronicling the early history of the company, then provides an in-depth analysis of Qualcomm?s business model. Through this eye-opening, real-life case study, readers will learn:* how the company pioneered and commercialized a new technology in record time ... and made it an industry standard* how Qualcomm?s revolutionary business model relied on licensing this technology * key business strategies that enabled Qualcomm to leapfrog the competition* how companies can encourage and use innovation to dominate their marketsIn addition to describing the development of the wireless industry over the last few decades, The Qualcomm Equation is a riveting look at a one-of-a-kind company.