Newton's Telecom Dictionary: The Official Dictionary of Telecommunications, Networking, and the Internet (17th Edition) [Paperback]

Harry Newton (Author), Ray Horak (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cmp Books | Publication Date: March 2001

About the book Topic The telecommunications business, including networking, and the Internet is exploding faster than any other business. Telecommunications is the second largest industry in the U.S. in annual revenue. Communications traffic worldwide is growing rapidly - wired and wireless. Data and voice traffic on the Internet is doubling every 100 days. There will be one billion people on line by 2005. The demand is coming from everywhere - ecommerce, video, employee collaboration, etc. Even after the huge growth in Internet usage in the last few years, more people are actually talking on cell phone networks than are surfing the Internet. The nature of ubiquitous communications has created the "virtual" corporation, with mobile employees carrying laptops, cellphones and pagers. This has led to a huge growth in virtual private networks, fueling more demand. About the Book Newton's Telecom Dictionary is the authoritative resource for anyone involved in the telecommunications, networking, and Internet industry. It is more essential today than ever before because of the revolutionary changes going on. There are over one thousand new terms defined in this new edition. There are many new standards, new technologies and new vendor-specific terms. This book is for everyone desperately trying to keep up with the new technologies and terms being created everday. Terms are explained in easy to understand definitions and mini essays, sprinkled with Newton's dry wit. This book thoroughly defines telecom and Internet terms in an accessible and non-technical manner, using as extensive or as brief an explanation as necessary for each term.

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About the Author

Author Information Harry Newton is the telecom industry's most popular speaker. He has thirty years experience in telecommunications. He founded six monthly magazines: Computer Telephony, Teleconnect, Call Center, Imaging, LAN (now Network) Magazine, and Telecom Gear. He also founded the enormously successful trade show, Computer Telephony Expo. He holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an Economics undergraduate degree from the University of Sydney, Australia. He is currently a venture capitalist in telecom and publisher of Technology Investor Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 787 pages
• Publisher: CMP Books; 17th edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578200695
• ISBN-13: 978-1578200696
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #566,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rules The Telecom Acronym World, August 2, 2001

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"ihammer4" (Lake Worth, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Newton's Telecom Dictionary: The Official Dictionary of Telecommunications, Networking, and the Internet (17th Edition) (Paperback)

I have the 15th edition and 17th edition of this book and they are both great. I also own the McGraw-Hill telecom dictionary - Here is a quick comparison of my most prized books that I hope shoppers find useful-

Newtons version covers LOTS of terms, with quick simple, sometimes too simple definitions. For acronyms it rules, if it is not here you probably wont find it anywhere. It is very simple, and 99.99% text.

The mcGraw version 3rd edition also has LOTS of terms, but does not include the funny terminology or interest items that Newtons does. What it does have are TONS of pictures-diagrams that help the definitions. The CD included with the book makes it more complete. The only bad thing about the McGraw Hill book is there are some typos....

I dont think I could live without either one of these books. They are very different in style and hard to compare, but both are great. Simply stated, the Newton dictionary is more QUANTITY oriented and has more terms, the McGraw-Hill dictionary is extremely QUALITY oriented. I would rate them both a 5..... but since the Newtons does not come with a reference CD I had to give it a 4.

This is a Must have book for anyone that works with or wants to know more about Voice and Data. Anyone serious about having a handy reference collection will probably own both this book and the McGraw Hill dictionary.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book! Get the 18th Edition!, February 8, 2002

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Eric (Silver Spring, MD, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newton's Telecom Dictionary: The Official Dictionary of Telecommunications, Networking, and the Internet (17th Edition) (Paperback)

Can't do without it! Don't get fooled...into buying the 16th or 17th edition as the 18th edition goes to press this month.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, April 8, 2001

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Geoff Wieczynski (Lafayette, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newton's Telecom Dictionary: The Official Dictionary of Telecommunications, Networking, and the Internet (17th Edition) (Paperback)

One of the best investments I made back in 1987 when I was attending a telecommunications class was purchasing this book (granted version 1). Over the years in my job I have kept this book close to my computer and have referenced countless times. What is amazing is how the communications industry creates acronyms. What is more amazing is how clear the author has made these acronyms clear with concise definitions mixed in with humor. If you're in the computer or telecommunications industry this is your dictionary.