- Paperback: 365 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (15 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0130142956
- ISBN-13: 978-0130142955
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,654,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The telecommunications industry encompasses hundreds of different technologies, which in turn have spawned many trade names, jargon terms and legal definitions. Those looking for a comprehensive introduction to the technologies, laws and marketing programmes that govern telecommunications need to read The Essential Guide to Telecommunications.
Author Annabel Z. Dodd begins by pointing out that telecommunications technologies have everything to do with signals moving over media. She then goes on to catalogue some of the various kinds of signals and media, covering traditional switched telephone service, dedicated lines, public branch exchanges (PBXs) and automatic call distributors (ACDs) along the way. After that foray into technology, she gets into the US telecommunications business environment, focusing heavily on the federal break-up of AT&T in 1984 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996. She then explains additional technologies: datacommunications; the Internet-ISDN, Frame Relay, and analogue modems all get attention. The author also pays plenty of attention to wireless solutions, including satellite communications.
Unlike Newton's Telecom Dictionary (which remains an excellent resource), this book can be successfully read from start to finish by a reader with practically no telecommunications' knowledge at the outset. Read and understand--that's what good technical books, like this one, enable you to do. --David Wall
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This is the second edition of the best selling Dodd book. This 2nd edition will be revised to bring the technology up-to-date and expand the book.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book to get a good overview of telecommunication technologies. This book is completely US centric, and contains much about US telco's and the evolution of US telecomms. I feel this should be made clear in the title, or a world-wide version be made available.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as an introduction to the industry. I found it a disorganised collection of articles requiring some degree of industry and technical knowledge just make sense of the content. It is neither an introductory text, nor a source of reference for the expert, so I am not sure as to who it is meant to help.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book provided an excellent overview of the very broad range of telecommunications topics, including history, telephone technologies, data technologies, protocols, and standards; from twisted-pair copper through fiber-optic, cellular, and satellite. It is a very quick read and a great introduction to anyone new to telecommunications. Its coverage is very good considering the broad range of topics covered.
It does not, however, provide much depth on any one technology. Most topics, such as ATM, SONET, etc., are covered in one to four pages each. It was significantly less than I was looking for, but I am still impressed with how well Ms. Dodd covered such a broad range of topics. Anyone with a high school education, no telecom experience, and the motivation to do it, could read and learn from this book.
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disorganized and dated
Although the writing style is clear and certain concepts are well explained, the book is extraordinarily disorganized. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 1999
Shallow and dated.
Admittedly, I bought this book with one focus: learning about DSL -- but then the second topic (after ATM) listed on the book was DSL. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 1999
PhoneZone.Com Rates This A Must Have
This book is an absolute must read for anyone interested in telecommunications. This is one of the best books we have reviewed to date. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 1998
A must for anyone working into the telco field!
As an analyst whose worked for both MCI and Winstar I think this book is a excellent buy for anyone working in the telecom field. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 1998
The best telecommunications overview I have ever seen.
I have never commented on books or articles but this book is outstanding. The telecom info provided is accurate and up to date. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1998
Very Informative with a Good Overview of the Industry
All of the telecommunications information was great. There were some minor editing flaws, but my only main complaint is in regards to the FCC
regulations section. Ms. Read more
regulations section. Ms. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 1998
Ms. Dodd knows what she's talking about.
I've looked at a lot of "telecommunications" books. And this book stands out like a gem. This book is even up-to-date with some high-level (decision-maker level)... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 1998
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