- Paperback: 1035 pages
- Publisher: CMP Books; 22nd Revised edition edition (1 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1578203198
- ISBN-13: 978-1578203192
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 5.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,281,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Exhaustive and surprisingly down-to-earth."
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Industry guru Newton explains concepts in nontechnical language that anyone in business can understand, making this an essential reference tool. Contains over 21,000 definitions.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Gets Better with Age (& Editions!)
3 Jan 2006
Format:Paperback
I've been buying Netwon's Telecom Dictionary since it first came out many years ago. This reference text is the gold standard for professionals in the Voice and Data industries. If you work in IT or telephony, I srongly recommend you keep an up to date copy close at hand.
Whenever I can, I try to give copies of Newton's Telecom Dictionary away to students in my TrainingCity.com classes. All of them tell me it's the best part of attending my class!
In reviewing the latest edition, I found numerous new definitions and all sorts of outstanding updates to older items. Once again, you simply cannot go wrong buying this book!
Whenever I can, I try to give copies of Newton's Telecom Dictionary away to students in my TrainingCity.com classes. All of them tell me it's the best part of attending my class!
In reviewing the latest edition, I found numerous new definitions and all sorts of outstanding updates to older items. Once again, you simply cannot go wrong buying this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
What if Daniel Webster had an irrepressible sense of humor?
26 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
I have been buying regularly updated editions of Newton's Telecom Dictionary for fifteen years now and will continue to do so as long as Harry keeps 'em coming.
I'll admit that once in a while an obscure TLA or FLA (4 and 5 Letter Acronyms) will sneak beneath Harry's radar but it doesn't happen very often. Especially when he is so willing to research tips sent to him by his loyal readers!
I have found this dictionary to be indispensible in my job as a telco engineer. Harry does a great job of defining telco terms and acronyms in plain English and not by using other complex terms and acronyms. This is much more significant than it sounds at first. It is simply impossible for any professional to know every last obscure acronym and term used in this expansive and ever-growing industry over the past 100 years. Harry will help to make sure that you never have to ask anyone else what in the heck their TLA's mean. You will be the Alpha-geek. All others will bow in your presence. Life will be good.
Newton's Telecom Dictionary has one more unique trait. Harry's wry sense of humor has threaded itself into many of the definitions. This is one of those rare tomes that you can sit down with and randomly read for enjoyment. Whenever there is an interesting and/or humorous story behind a telco term, Harry inevitably includes it with the definition. This dictionary can be fun to read! This is especially nice if someone walks into your work space and catches you reading your dictionary. They will never suspect you of goofing off!
-Christopher Erickson
Intrepid Engineer of the Far North
I'll admit that once in a while an obscure TLA or FLA (4 and 5 Letter Acronyms) will sneak beneath Harry's radar but it doesn't happen very often. Especially when he is so willing to research tips sent to him by his loyal readers!
I have found this dictionary to be indispensible in my job as a telco engineer. Harry does a great job of defining telco terms and acronyms in plain English and not by using other complex terms and acronyms. This is much more significant than it sounds at first. It is simply impossible for any professional to know every last obscure acronym and term used in this expansive and ever-growing industry over the past 100 years. Harry will help to make sure that you never have to ask anyone else what in the heck their TLA's mean. You will be the Alpha-geek. All others will bow in your presence. Life will be good.
Newton's Telecom Dictionary has one more unique trait. Harry's wry sense of humor has threaded itself into many of the definitions. This is one of those rare tomes that you can sit down with and randomly read for enjoyment. Whenever there is an interesting and/or humorous story behind a telco term, Harry inevitably includes it with the definition. This dictionary can be fun to read! This is especially nice if someone walks into your work space and catches you reading your dictionary. They will never suspect you of goofing off!
-Christopher Erickson
Intrepid Engineer of the Far North
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The best Telecom resource
21 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
In 2001 I started a finance job with a fortune 500 company, in a position to become the telecom financial analyst manager. I had never worked in this environment and I was given a six month period to become knowledgeable in telecom. I brought to the job my years of accounting, and contract skills but had no idea where to turn for the telecom information. A telecom sustaining engineer suggested "Newton's Telecom Dictionary".
For the first six months at each team meeting and strategic meeting with engineers I carried this invaluable resource. I found the information to be just what I need in an environment of acronyms and strange terms. I had all the skills in accounting and now I had a definitive resource for Telecom terms to help understand and communicate with the industry and our company's engineers.
Soon it became obvious as new technologies surfaced in the industries that my old 17th edition of "Newton's Telecom Dictionary" needed to be replaced. The team of engineers I worked with, who also came to rely on this great resource, would come to my cubical after borrowing the book and started making comments that the new technology was not in the book.
I recently purchased the 22nd edition of "Newton's Telecom Dictionary", and as a part of office humor I gave the 17th edition to one of the engineers that used it the most. He was thankful but wanted to make sure he could still borrow the 22nd edition when ever he needed. I assured him he could. So if your just starting out or and established Telecom person "Newton's Telecom Dictionary" is a must have.
For the first six months at each team meeting and strategic meeting with engineers I carried this invaluable resource. I found the information to be just what I need in an environment of acronyms and strange terms. I had all the skills in accounting and now I had a definitive resource for Telecom terms to help understand and communicate with the industry and our company's engineers.
Soon it became obvious as new technologies surfaced in the industries that my old 17th edition of "Newton's Telecom Dictionary" needed to be replaced. The team of engineers I worked with, who also came to rely on this great resource, would come to my cubical after borrowing the book and started making comments that the new technology was not in the book.
I recently purchased the 22nd edition of "Newton's Telecom Dictionary", and as a part of office humor I gave the 17th edition to one of the engineers that used it the most. He was thankful but wanted to make sure he could still borrow the 22nd edition when ever he needed. I assured him he could. So if your just starting out or and established Telecom person "Newton's Telecom Dictionary" is a must have.
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