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9780750695930

Communication Technology Update

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  • ISBN13:

    9780750695930

  • ISBN10:

    0750695935

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-08-01
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

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New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology Update is the single best source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. Now in its ninth edition, Communication Technology Update has become an indispensable information resource for business, government, and academia. As always, every chapter has been completely rewritten to reflect the latest developments and market statistics, and now covers mobile computing, digital photography, personal computers, digital television, and electronic games, in addition to the two dozen technologies explored in the previous edition. The book's companion website (www.tfi.com/ctu) offers updated information submitted by chapter authors and offers links to other Internet resources. *Valuable reference for communications/broadcast professionals and students *Single source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology *New data on teleconferencing, digital TV, and computer games

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Introductionp. 1
The Umbrella Perspective on Communication Technologyp. 1
Electronic Mass Mediap. 7
Cable Televisionp. 9
Pay Television Servicesp. 21
Interactive Televisionp. 31
Direct Broadcast Satellitesp. 38
Wireless Multipoint Distribution Services: MMDS and LMDSp. 57
Advanced Televisionp. 64
Radio Broadcastingp. 79
Computers and Consumer Electronicsp. 87
Multimedia Computers and Video Gamesp. 89
Computers in Media: Media Asset Managementp. 106
The Internet and the World Wide Webp. 109
Electronic Mailp. 124
Office Technologiesp. 131
Document Printing Technologiesp. 142
Virtual and Augmented Realityp. 151
The Digital Revolution in Home Videop. 174
Digital Audiop. 190
Telephony and Satellite Technologiesp. 197
Local and Long Distance Telephonyp. 200
Broadband Networksp. 213
Satellite Communicationsp. 223
Distance Learning Technologiesp. 234
Cable Distributed Telephony and Data Servicesp. 242
Wireless Telephony: Cellular, PCS, and MSSp. 248
Personal Communication: Pagers, Palmtops and PDAsp. 263
Teleconferencingp. 269
Conclusionsp. 277
Trends in Selected U.S. Communications Mediap. 279
Conclusionsp. 306
Glossaryp. 311
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