Newton's Telecom Dictionary: Telecommunications, Networking, Information Technologies, The Internet, Wired, Wireless, Satellites and Fiber

by Harry Newton

Newton's Telecom Dictionary is the "bible" of the telecommunications, networking, Internet, computer and information technology industry. It earned this reputation through its widespread adoption for training, for sales and for management understanding of industry technology. Substantially expanded, the 27th edition has 26,978 definitions -- with 695 new definitions and about 1500 updates reflecting industry changes since the 26th edition.

Many of the new entries are in hot areas

• 802.11 WiFi networks
• 3G, 3.5G and 4G/LTE
• satellite communications
• smartphones
• fiber broadband networks
• IP voice, data, and video
• DOCSIS, 1.1., 2.0 and 3.0
• convergence
• optical networks
• internetworking
• cloud services
• virtualization and visualization
• network security and network weaknesses
• military communications
• network economics
• MoCA and new local area networks
• ecommerce
• service delivery and billing
• government regulation
• industry mergers and acquisition
• green computing and green telephony
• social networks

Newton's Telecom Dictionary differs from technical dictionaries (on paper or online) in that it not only defines terms, but explains them and puts the terms in the context of alternatives and often offers advice on getting the maximum benefit from the technology. Some of the definitions are actually mini-essays, covering several pages. All definitions -- no matter how technical the term - are explained in words a non-engineer businessperson can understand. This “understandable words” approach is not an attempt to "dumb down" the definitions but to make them understandable and accessible to everyone, including engineers who may come from a different field of engineering and not be familiar with telecom’s nuances

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Technology, Technical, Dictionaries, Engineering

1344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great desk reference for those interested in communications. Still highly applicable.

I tend to rate 3 to 5 stars as I don’t bother with books that aren’t acceptable to the subject. 3 stars means it is a good book, but there are better treatments of the subject matter. 4 stars means the book is great and I use it regularly in projects/research. 5 stars is reserved for top 10-20% on a given shelf that abstracted a particularly difficult idea in an easy to understand manner (i.e. it blew my mind).

[carl theaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

After working in the computer industry for years I
thought I was accustomed to jargon and acronyms, then
we started making computers for telecom companies and
working with them. Phone companies have an 80yr
head start on creating their own gobbldygook and this
book was a great help in deciphering it all, ok most
of it.

[Tara Thue · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has endlessly helped me at work. Plus, the author inserts humor into bland tech-talk and definitions.

[CJ Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've worked in the Telecom industry for over 10 years this is one of the few books that I keep at my desk. I work at a small rural telephone co-op. whenever we hire a new person I try to find a copy of this book so they have some sort of reference guide my favorite edition of it is the 30th edition.

[Atlantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

An indispensable reference tool for the IT world.

[Jeannie Locke · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must-have for anyone who has anything to do with voice, and if you're in networking, you should get this, because of the popularity of convergence.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harry is irreverent as ever. A fun break from the usual staid textbook approach to technology, but more helpful than the Dummies series.

[Fred · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was quite bored. Reading the phone book is more titillating.

[Mikekite · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE reference book for telecom and network professionals

[Masod Abbasi]

gr8 work has been done by newton ........
he is my hero

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good reference for my profession. Lots of acronyms.

[Omar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for those that work in telecom.

[Ray Horak · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too much nonsense in this book. It should be filed in the fictional humor stacks.