Telecosmos (eBook)

The Next Great Telecom Revolution

John Edwards (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2004 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-471-69068-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Although telecom companies are battling for survival, technology is moving forward. In research laboratories around the world, powerful new technologies are being developed that will shape tomorrow's communications world. Telecosmos will look at the many different telecom concepts that will be adopted by both consumers and businesses in the years ahead.

Autor

JOHN EDWARDS is a professional writer who specializes in writing about computers, networks, mobile devices, biotechnology, and related topics for a wide range of publications, corporations, research firms, and trade organizations. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsday, CIO, CFO, Men's Health, American Way, Oracle Magazine, Electronic Business, Upside, Wireless Week, Laptop Magazine, and PC Magazine. The author of several books, including The Law Office Guide to Small Computers, Mr. Edwards has also written articles and white papers for such prestigious organizations as the Economist Intelligence Unit, the IEEE Computer Society, the National Association of Broadcasters, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Information Portal.

Back to Me.

I, Telecom Junkie.

1. On the Menu--Telecom Services.

1.1 End of the Line for Wireline?

1.2 The Broadband World.

1.3 The Upcoming Mobile Stall.

1.4 Fourth-Generation Mobile Service.

1.5 Modular Components.

1.6 A Considerate Telephone.

1.7 E-Mail Leads to Instant Messaging.

1.8 Fun and Games.

1.9 Flying Phone Service.

1.10 Speech Integration.

1.11 Telemedicine.

2. Nuts and Bits--Telecom Hardware, Software, andMore.

2.1 Personal Computers.

2.2 Home Automation.

2.3 Wearable Computers.

2.4 Smart Fabrics.

2.5 Embedded Systems.

2.6 Project Oxygen.

2.7 The Obje Software Architecture.

2.8 BARN Opens the Door.

2.9 Phone Awareness.

2.10 Cognitive Software: Anticipating User Intent.

2.11 Devices That Understand You.

2.12 Turbocharging Data.

2.13 MEMS.

2.14 Storage.

2.15 More Efficient Base Stations.

3. Connections in the Air--WirelessTechnologies.

3.1 Wireless LAN "Hotspots".

3.2 WLANs to Come.

3.3 WLAN for Emergency Communications.

3.4 Smart Brick.

3.5 Wireless Smart Stuff.

3.6 Wireless on Wheels.

3.7 Mesh Networks.

3.8 Wireless Sensor is a "Spec".

3.9 Collaborative Sensing.

3.10 Optical Sensors.

3.11 Navigating the Real World.

3.12 Wireless Underwear.

4. The Future is Fiber--Optical Technologies.

4.1 Faster Networks.

4.2 New Optical Materials.

4.3 Nanophotonics.

4.4 Wave Polarization.

4.5 Optical Communications via CDMA.

4.6 Light Emitters.

4.7 Optical Antenna.

4.8 Keeping Copper.

5. The Internet Rules--IP Technologies.

5.1 VoIP Telephony.

5.2 The Next Internet.

5.3 Grid Computing.

5.4 Infostructure.

5.5 Tele-Learning Opens Horizons.

5.6 A New Approach to Virus Scanning.

5.7 Putting a Lid on Spam.

5.8 The Meaning Behind Messages.

5.9 Internet Simulator.

5.10 Untangling Tangled Nets.

6. Something in the Air--Radio and LocationTechnologies.

6.1 Digital Radio.

6.2 Software-Defined Radio.

6.3 Ultrawideband Radio.

6.4 Asset Tracking.

6.5 Radio Monitors.

6.6 Vehicular Telematics.

6.7 Helping Ranchers From Space.

6.8 Seeing Inside Walls.

6.9 Microscillator.

6.10 Antenna Technologies.

6.11 Interference.

7. The Unblinking Eye--Security andSurveillance.

7.1 Testing Security.

7.2 Location-Based Privacy Software.

7.3 Securing Privacy.

7.4 The Seeing Eye.

7.5 Smart Roads.

7.6 Chip Implants.

7.7 Encryption.

7.8 Quantum Cryptography.

7.9 E-Mail "Cluster Bombs".

8. Energy to Go--Power Generation.

8.1 New Materials.

8.2 Smaller, Lighter Power Adapter.

8.3 Fuel Cells.

8.4 Microcombustion Battery.

8.5 Power Monitor.

8.6 Cooling Technologies.

9. The Critical Last Inch--Input and OutputTechnologies.

9.1 A Finger Phone.

9.2 Voice Input.

9.3 Improved Audio Output.

9.4 Touch Input.

9.5 Projection Keyboards.

9.6 Thought Input.

9.7 Output.

9.8 A New View.

9.9 Paper-Like Video Displays.

9.10 Finding Information.

9.11 Disabled Access.

Glossary.

Index.

Rezensionen

"...this volume should be acquired by college and university
undergraduate and graduate libraries supporting degree programs in
computer science, telecommunications, and business."
(E-STREAMS, April 2005)

"If you enjoy reading about the very latest technological
revolutions, pick up a copy of this book...we love the book."
(Start Your Own Business, Summer 2005)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.11.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
• Schlagworte: Communication technology • Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Kommunikationstechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-471-69068-6 / 0471690686
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-69068-9 / 9780471690689