Newton's Telecom Dictionary, 21st Edition: Covering Telecommunications, Networking, Information Technology, The Internet, Fiber Optics, RFID, Wireless, and VoIP [Paperback]

Harry Newton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Newton's Telecom Dictionary | Publication Date: March 22, 2005

This is the world's bestselling and most comprehensive reference book on telecom, data communications, networking, computing and the Internet, with over 675,000 copies sold. Featuring 500 new terms plus hundreds more updated and expanded entries, the 21st edition of Newton's Telecom Dictionary weighs in at over four times larger than any other telecom and IT dictionary, and includes wireless, broadband, VoIP, RIFD, and fiber optics terms.
Packed with over 22,400 definitions, it explains technical concepts in non-technical language that anyone can understand. It's used by more leading technology companies for training and employee orientation than any other text.
Four bonus sections include: Harry Newton's favorite money-saving tips for telecom, computing, and more; what happens when telecom services are suddenly free? -- a vision for this business in the 21st century; how you should orient your precious telecom budget in today's tight times; disaster recovery planning to protect your computing and telecom resources.
Most dictionaries are updated every ten to twenty years. Not this one. Newton updates this dictionary every day and issues a new, expanded, improved and updated edition every ear. This edition is current as of Spring 2005.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A fixture on the desks of many who deal with the technical world." -- New York Times

"A must-read." -- Interactive Week

"A page-turner that invites use." -- IEEE

"An essential resource." -- PC Magazine

"The one reference book we can't do without... comprehensive and reliable." -- Telemanagement

About the Author

Harry Newton has 30 years of experience in telecommunications. He founded six monthly magazines: Computer Telephony, Teleconnect, Call Center, Imaging, LAN, and Telecom Gear. He also founded the enormously successful trade show, the Computer Telephony Expo. Harry holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Sydney, Australia. He is currently a venture capitalist in telecom and the publisher of Technology Investor Newsletter. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 975 pages
• Publisher: Cmp Books; 21st edition (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578203155
• ISBN-13: 978-1578203154
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,169,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets Better with Age (& Editions!), January 3, 2006

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John Downing (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newton's Telecom Dictionary, 21st Edition: Covering Telecommunications, Networking, Information Technology, The Internet, Fiber Optics, RFID, Wireless, and VoIP (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!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What if Daniel Webster had an irrepressible sense of humor?, August 25, 2006

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Christopher Erickson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newton's Telecom Dictionary: 22nd Edition (Newton's Telecom Dictionary) (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

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Telecom resource, August 21, 2006

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J. R. Runyan (Denver, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newton's Telecom Dictionary: 22nd Edition (Newton's Telecom Dictionary) (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.