Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of those technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology is a single source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. Now in its 12th edition, Communication Technology Update has become an indispensable information resource for business, government, and academia.

As always, every chapter has been completely revoked to the end of the world. The book also features the full spectrum of the latest technologies!

The book's companion website (http://commtechupdate.com) offers news and links to other Internet resources.

* Gives students and professionals THE area of communication technologies

* The companion website offers updated information, including links to related industry resources

* New focus on global technologies, as well as fully updated statistics for all technologies

Section I Introduction: Umbrella Perspective on Communication Technologies; Historical Perspectives on Communication Technology; Understanding Communication Technologies; The Structure of Communication Industries; Regulation and Communication Technologies. Section II Electronic Mass Media: Digital Television; Multichannel Television Services; IPTV; Interactive Television; Broadcasting Radio; Digital Signage. Section III Computers & Consumer Electronics: Personal Computers; Video Games; Virtual & Augmented Reality; Home Video; Digital Audio; Digital Photography; Cinema Technologies. Section IV Networking Technologies: Telephony; the Internet & the World Wide Web; Social Networks and UGC; Broadband & Personal Networks (LANs, SANs, security, firewalls); Telepresence. Section V Conclusions.