Telecommunications: A Bridge to the 21st Century / Edition 1

by M. Jussawalla

Overview

Global changes in policy and technology in the telecommunications industry in the 1990s are described and analyzed in this volume, showing how this industry creates a bridge for society's transition to the next century. Dynamic innovations in technology are encouraging a relatively free world market and a Global Information Infrastructure for use by developed and developing economies. The volume discusses the challenges posed by these innovations for closing the gap between the information-rich and information-poor. Lessons are included for corporate and individual users as they prepare for the Global Information Infrastructure. Societal impacts of new networks, multimedia, cellular communications, equipment standards, telemedia, digital cash, the Internet, and innovative satellite systems are explored in detail with a view to future developments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444823250
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	12/14/1995
Series:	0
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction (M. Jussawalla). From the network of networks to the system of systems (E. Noam). The impact of regionalization on the future of emerging markets in information technology and trade (D. Lamberton). Future uses of cellular and mobile communications (Y.M. Braunstein). Multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunication: Seeing the sounds (D.J. Wedemeyer). Cultural basis of telecommunication systems: An introduction (S.A. Rahim). Figuring electronic money: Information economies and cyberspace politics (A. Pennings). Global telecommunications standardization in transition (D. Lassner). Satellites bid for the GII (M. Jussawalla). Toward a comprehensive policy focus for network economic activity (M. Hukill). About the editor and contributors. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Telecommunications are not quite advanced enough yet to call the 21st century, but will be in a few short years. Here scholars of communications and economics describe and analyze the global changes in policy and technology that are making possible a relatively free world market and information infrastructure. Among their topics are the impact of regionalization on emerging markets, cellular and mobile communications, multimedia and hypermedia, the cultural basis of telecommunications, electronic money, standardization, the Internet, and satellites. Double spaced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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