The Essential Guide to Telecommunications

by Annabel Z. Dodd

This text presents an overview of telecommunications technologies and the industry itself. It aims to give readers a fundamental overview of the technologies that make up the telecommunications infrastructure.

Genres: Technology, Science, Business, Textbooks, Technical

464 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Doug O'laughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was helpful. Partially out of date (wish there was a 17v, things change so fast).

I had to skim parts I knew or stuff that didn't matter anymore, but really really helpful. If you know nothing this is not a bad place to start.

[Mike Parkes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of the current state of telcom technology – covers wired and wireless networks, including local networks and the Internet, and the regulatory aspects of telecommunications (US only). The level of detail in the book might not hit the sweet spot for many readers. It might be too much for most general readers, but it won’t be sufficient for people who are actually doing the nitty/gritty of IT/telcom work.

[Ines · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though this book introduces a lot of concepts to telecommunications, it is higher level than I thought. I was expecting it to be more more technical after the first explanations but it repeats a lot of sentences, and it stays pretty much at an introductory level in every chapter.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did learn a few things, but overall I found the book to be basic.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great format, but dated. Newer edition is available.

[Jon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meant for beginners. To superficial and broad with no clear focus on who the target audience is. Ends up reaching no one.

[Ahmed Sarhan]

It's not for the professionals ... perhaps as a summer reading for undergrad students, to get to know something about the industry.