Introduction to IP Telephony: Why and How Companies are Upgrading Private Telephone Systems to use VoIP Services [Download: PDF] [Digital]

Lawrence Harte (Author)

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Mr. Harte has over 29 years of experience in the electronics industry including company leadership, product management, development, marketing, design, and testing of telecommunications (cellular), radar, and microwave systems. He has been issued patents relating to cellular technology. He has authored over 75 articles on related subjects and has been a speaker and panel moderator at industry trade events. Mr. Harte earned executive MBA at Wake Forest University and received his Bachelors degree from University of the State of New York. During the TDMA digital cellular standard development process, Mr. Harte served as an editor and voting company representative for the Telecommunications Industries Association (TIA) TR45.3, digital cellular standards committee. As of 2002, Mr. Harte had authored and co-authored over 20 books relating to telecommunications technology. He has served as a consultant and expert witness for leading companies including Ericsson, Siemens, VLSI, AMD, Casio, Samsung, Sony, ATT, Nokia, Hughes and many others.

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• Publisher: Althos Publishing (May 12, 2003)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Starter Book, January 11, 2004

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This review is from: Introduction to IP Telephony: Why and How Companies are Upgrading Private Telephone Systems to use VoIP Services (Digital)

This was a good starter book. While it had some technical stuff in it, the diagrams really helped me explain this technology to my staff.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good switchover for Telecom people, April 17, 2004

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Mohammed Rahman (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to IP Telephony, Why and How Companies Are Upgrading Private Telephone Systems to Use Voip Services (Paperback)

This is a good introductory book for Telecom people who are looking to get into IP Telephony.The diagrams are good and the explanation are easy to understand.I even talked to the author and he was helpful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, August 10, 2006

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Tom Olislagers (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to IP Telephony, Why and How Companies Are Upgrading Private Telephone Systems to Use Voip Services (Paperback)

While writing for my thesis on "VoIP for SME's", I read a couple of VoIP books. The book from Mr. Harte is very brief (and the layout/cover is not very attractive, it seems very outdated). Considering the price of the book, it has a very bad price/info ratio. If you want to read a primer, I would recommend VoIP for dummies. For more advanced reading, try Voice over packet networks from Wright (you need to know the fundamentals, before you read this one!).