Newton's Telecom Dictionary: covering Telecommunications, The Internet, The Cloud, Cellular, The Internet of Things, Security, Wireless, Satellites, ... Voice, Data, Images, Apps and Video

by Harry Newton, Steven Schoen (With)

Newton's Telecom Dictionary is the "bible" of the telecommunications, networking, Internet, the Cloud, computer and information technology industries. It earned this reputation through its widespread adoption for training, for management and sales understanding of industry jargon, technology and management practices. Substantially expanded, the 28th edition has 27,805 definitions; with 827 new definitions and 2500 updates and rewrites, reflecting recent industry changes. This "dictionary" is really an encyclopedia of the technology industry since many of the "definitions" are several pages long, and explain the practical pros and cons of using particular technology.

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

1376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Brain]

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]

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]

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

[CJ Flynn]

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]

An indispensable reference tool for the IT world.

[Jeannie Locke]

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[Kelly]

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]

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

[Fred]

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

[Mikekite]

THE reference book for telecom and network professionals

[Masod Abbasi]

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

[Chad]

Very good reference for my profession. Lots of acronyms.

[Omar]

Great for those that work in telecom.

[Ray Horak]

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