Telecommunications - A Bridge to the 21st Century

Klappentext Global changes in policy and technology in the telecommunications industry in the 1990s are described and analyzed in this volume, showing how this industry creates a bridge for society's transition to the next century. It explores such areas as multimedia, cellular communications and the Internet. Zusammenfassung Global changes in policy and technology in the telecommunications industry in the 1990s are described and analyzed in this volume! showing how this industry creates a bridge for society's transition to the next century. It explores such areas as multimedia! cellular communications and the Internet. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction (M. Jussawalla). From the network of networks to the system of systems (E. Noam). The impact of regionalization on the future of emerging markets in information technology and trade (D. Lamberton). Future uses of cellular and mobile communications (Y.M. Braunstein). Multimedia! hypermedia and telecommunication: Seeing the sounds (D.J. Wedemeyer). Cultural basis of telecommunication systems: An introduction (S.A. Rahim). Figuring electronic money: Information economies and cyberspace politics (A. Pennings). Global telecommunications standardization in transition (D. Lassner). Satellites bid for the GII (M. Jussawalla). Toward a comprehensive policy focus for network economic activity (M. Hukill). About the editor and contributors. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jussawalla, E. Jussawalla, Meheroo Jussawalla
• Assisted by: M. Jussawalla (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.1995
• EAN: 9780444823250
• ISBN: 978-0-444-82325-0
• No. of pages: 380
• Series: 0
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches