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05 September 2008 Kuwait : MP Daifallah Bouramiya has held Minister of Commerce and Industry and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Ahmed Baqer responsible for the alleged irregularities in the procedures for subscription in the third telecommunications company.
PPC, a global manufacturer of connector technology for the cable TV, satellite, wireless and telecommunications industries, rose to the number two spot for industry impact among the top 35 most innovative companies in the United States, according to the Industrial Components and Fixtures Patent Scorecard published August 19, 2008, in the Wall Street Journal.
Now that Jeff Mucci is almost done revamping the online job board telecomcareers.net, the Austin investor is on the hunt for other job sites that could be brought under his wing and improved. (VZ) (Q)
A telecommunications deal involving Papua New Guinea's state-owned Telikom and foreign investors is being investigated by the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC).
The global telecommunications network is arguably the largest, most complex and most reliable technology artifact ever created. The reason for our success: we excel at coordinating the effort of large numbers of experts to solve difficult, complicated problems.
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it will start volume shipment of a headphone amplifier LSI, the ML2650, from October 2008. This LSI enables battery-powered mobile phones to play back music with low-power consumption, which is achieved by a highly efficient D-class amplifier equipped with a 64KB SRAM that temporarily saves music data. In addition, the LSI comes in an ...
Majan Telecom, one of the five mobile resellers bidding in Oman's telecom market is looking to serve from network-based to service-based competition in the telecommunications industry.
Softbank Ranks 1st in Mobile Subscription Growth for 16th Month in Aug. Tokyo, Sept 5, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Softbank Mobile Corp. retained its top spot in net mobile phone subscription growth in Japan for the 16th straight month in August, industry data showed Friday.
TOKYO----Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. today announced it will start volume shipment of a headphone amplifier LSI, the ML2650, from October 2008. This LSI enables battery-powered mobile phones to play back music with low-power consumption, which is achieved by a highly efficient D-class amplifier equipped with a 64KB SRAM that temporarily saves music data.
Even though the boom years of the 1990s are over, the telecom industry is rebounding and morphing yet again — there are now more cell phones in the world than landlines and half of American households will soon have broadband. Newton’s Telecom Dictionary helps technology and business professionals stay on top of the ever-changing network, telecom, and IT industry. Industry guru Harry Newton explains technical concepts in nontechnical language that anyone in business can understand, making this an essential reference tool for anyone involved with telecom and IT systems and services. Manageable, jargon-free chapters help readers get a handle on the myriad new telecom services, equipment, and terms and acronyms that are sprouting just as quickly as ever. This new edition features expanded coverage of important areas such as satellite services, wireless broadband, search optimization, and more. A great tool for readers looking to find their way in the vast telecom industry, Newton’s Telecom Dictionary provides the support that readers need.
List Price: $36.95 Used Price: $24.95 Customer Review: Excellent reference book!!!!!!!
If you are in the telecom or IT industry or just want to familiarize yourself with terminology and practices relating to both, YOU MUST OWN THIS BOOK! A lot of the definitions are understandably technical but Harry Newton manages to be very informative AND amusing with his casual, down-to-earth writing style.
Customer Review: Its ok
Used it for a class, but some of the definitions in this book were out of this world. Made for a good laugh. If you have it, look up flasher...
The telecom industry is reeling from revolutionary advances in broadband, VoIP, and wireless technologies. This new edition of the acclaimed introduction to the telecommunications industry offers context, connections -- and humor -- to teach the importance of key telecom technologies. Author Steven Shepard provides not only rigorous technical accuracy, but a market and customer-focused analysis of the use and business significance of the technologies -- and how they relate to each other. NEW coverage includes:
Digital Wireless
CDMA vs. GSM
Passive Optical Networking (PON)
Wi-Fi and WiMAX
VoIP
List Price: $39.95 Amazon Price: $26.37 Used Price: $13.49 Customer Review: Wonder world of telecommunication around you
The book, in my opinion, will be useful to the people not having a technical education and working in sphere of telecommunications and allied industries; for the beginners, wishing to expand the knowledge; for the employees responsible for administration of telecommunication services of the organizations; for managers on sales, marketing, management of projects, and also telecommunication managers and managers of a high level.
Customer Review: good, but may be overkill for some
I really enjoyed this book, especially the anecdotes in the introduction, but I can't realy see alot of applications for a "crash-course" that is this long. There are many situations I can envision where someone would need to learn about telecom networks quickly, but they probably wouldn't need to know many of the intricacies that Shepard deals with and they almost certainly wouldn't be interested in his anecdotes and discussion of undersea cable laying.
However, I don't know of any other comprehensive book like this so it may be your only option. Either way I certainly enjoyed reading it and intend to buy his other books, but to read at my leisure.
When you put people first, you win. When you operate by the highest principles, you'll see the results in the bottom line. When you put a caring heart into how you operate, in your organization and your community, you build the only true foundation of long-term success. This is how PAETEC Communications has enjoyed an astonishing rise during an era when telecommunications has become an ethical, legal and financial quagmire. In this book, CEO Arunas Chesonis and his people tell how, by following a handful of basic ethical principles, their company has emerged as an example of how to succeed in the twenty-first century, not just in telecom, but in any industry.
List Price: $14.99 Amazon Price: $14.99 Used Price: $9.94 Customer Review: Good Book, Good Business, and I Feel Good About It
Companies like PAETEC help make Rochester, New York a great community to work and live in. Having only been founded in 1998, and making a few thousand dollars that year, to becoming a $1B company in 2007 is not just a local success, but a human achievement of historic proportions. It addresses a most basic need of human beings: to communicate with one another. What the company offers outside is really a reflection of what is inside: employees who are treated as human beings and are encouraged to communicate with one another to learn, to work, and to prosper. Also have fun. This book is their story.
Newton's Telecom Dictionary helps technology and business professionals stay on top of the ever-changing network, telecom, and IT industry. The tech industry hype has cooled dramatically, but nonetheless new telecom and networking technology and services continue to be adopted at a rapid pace, and new terms and acronyms sprout just as quickly. Industry guru Harry Newton explains technical concepts in non-technical language that anyone in business can understand, making it an essential reference tool for anyone involved with telecom and IT systems and services.
List Price: $34.95 Used Price: $3.84 Customer Review: The best dictionary for Telecommunication and computing
Less than nine months ago I started working for a software company that makes OSS/BSS solutions for Telecommunication operators.
As an economist I had a lot of problems understanding the sector and the acronyms that telecommunication people love to use. Having this dictionary at hand did definitively help me a lot. I do recommend it to every person wanting to get a general understanding of the sector. Only a pity that Harry did not include more graphics to help with the explanations.
Customer Review: Newton's Telecom Dictionary by Harry Newton
This book is perfect for computer enthusiasts, business owners who utilize computers and telecommunications, scientists, a wide constituency of educators, computer programmers, web designers and just about anyone who may need to understand computerese in simple English. Important definitions are listed; such as, ADCU, back lobe, card cage, isochronous distortion, etc. There are strategies to minimize calling charges by utilizing prepaid cards for national and international calls. Important computer user groups may be accessed at: o atmforum.com o ectaportal.com o ecma.ch o gigabiethernet.org o 10gea.org o 3GPP.org o aitp.org o ansi.org o apcointl.org The book is a solid investment for any computer professional, teacher, computer user group or business person.
The period of effortless, double-digit growth and skyrocketing capitalization for telecom carriers is over! The long-term telecommunications market potential is still enormous, but getting there now requires a sharp business and technology savvy. In this resource, P.J. Louis shows telecom service providers how to efficiently manage their technology advantages and back-end operations to survive in this challenging economic climate.
* Basics of billing: staying alive * Short, smart biz and tech strategies for tough times in telecom * Using CRM (Customer Relationship Management) to drive business * How to manage regulatory uncertainty * How globalization affects every carrier
List Price: $34.95 Amazon Price: $34.95 Used Price: $8.99 Customer Review: Not Bad
The author referenced the information as advertised but not as completely as I would have liked. Worth the look.
Customer Review: P.J. has enlightened us again
This is a cycle but the telecom market is still getting worse. It is still a matter of overextension. Too many companies that have borrowed from banks that expected to be huge players with large market share in too short of time. This was the book that set the ground work for how recovery can start taking place as the economy goes through this bullish period.
Almost a quarter century after their core management principles put them in nearly unassailable positions of market dominance, Japanese firms like Toyota, Sony, and Honda are still the standards to which other corporations aspire. Today, Japan's NTT DoCoMo is on the verge of attaining equal stature. DoCoMo is the world's second-largest mobile phone operator and, with its I-mode system, the first to roll out real, viable third-generation applications like Internet-ready mobile phones. This quantum leap in technology will very soon change the way we all send and receive information, from e-mail, paging, and voice to graphic business applications and entertainment. But DoCoMo's success came not as a result of following the hard-and-fast models of its illustrious predecessors. In fact, it is much more a reflection of the ability of DoCoMo's management to carve out a creative niche within the confines of legendarily traditional Nippon Telephone and Telegraph.
Beck (co-author, The Attention Economy) and Accenture senior consultant Wade examine the enormous risks that DoCoMo took in pursuing a "bleeding edge" technology which analysts thought was superfluous, and how their daring almost single-handedly brought an entire global market into existence. It is this extraordinary story and the simple, powerful management themes ingrained in it that will drive companies the world over to emulate DoCoMo as they did the previous giants of Japanese industry.
List Price: $25.00 Amazon Price: $25.00 Used Price: $2.39 Customer Review: simply the worst
Chapter one of this pathetic book begins by informing us that "Business cases aren't romance novels. Things begin, and end, with the numbers". Not so this book. As well as seemingly endless diversions into such eclectic themes as post war land reform in Japan, General MacArthur's victorious cavalcade into Tokyo, hitch hiking in New England, some unfathomable nonsense about the "mystic Southwest" of the United States, a reference to Mary Poppins, a couple of paragraphs on Bruce Springsteen, the problems of mowing lawns in Utah, the relatively high mortality rates of upper class Britons during both world wars, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the usual sociological drivel of upwardly pointing nails getting hammered down in Japan, some buzz words from complexity theory, some tips on putting golf balls and interminable pages of insipid tips on how to turn your (non Docomo related) work into fun, we are given six shallow chapters respectively titled Love, Inequality, Impatience, Luck, Fun and Strength with a further appendix called Intimacy and M-Commerce. That is followed by a mercifully short interview with Docomo President Kouji Ohboshi, which, because it was originally carried in 1996, is, like the entire book, totally irrelevant to the current market conditions Docomo faces.
Although the book's blurb claims the authors had unprecedented access to Docomo's top executives, there is no evidence of that in this over priced book. We are, however, told that Ohboshi "looks like a conventional Japanese executive. He is tall". We are also told that he has the style of a cockroach, meaning that he is impatient and hurries around a lot. Because cockroaches tend to get stamped on, it is a dangerous and, at best, very silly metaphor to describe a dynamic CEO of a thriving company.
It is almost as silly as the 20 or so pages given to the digital experiences of Yasuko Sato who, we are told, had to overcome the sad fact that "Mama and Papa Sato lovingly, relentlessly instilled good old-fashioned analog values in their daughter." Although Mama and Papa Hayes did the same, I have used mobile phones in the jungles of the Golden Triangle and the Andes Mountains as well as in a fishing trawler 300 miles off the coast of Iceland. Talking about the wonders of i-mode or mobile phones in the tones Mitch and John (as they annoyingly call themselves throughout the book) is like talking of the wonders of black and white TV; they are old news.
To impress on us how successful Docomo has been, we are supposed to be amazed that its headquarters are in "a skyscraper so large that each elevator holds sixty-three people. Sixty-three! In just one elevator!" As if that was not penance enough for us to bear, the authors appeal to our vanity by telling us that we are the new "cosmopolitan, global kind of thinker" because we are reading a "whole book" on Docomo.
Instead of giving us a "whole book" on Docomo, all they serve us up is the most shameless padding that would make the laziest high school student blush. Only two paragraphs after mentioning "those alphabet soup economics equations that make so little sense to most of us", we read "Okay, enough about boring economic theories" and we are back to the problems of mowing the lawns of Utah.
Technical details are also, we are told on page 127, "perennially boring" even though they are vital to understand Docomo's short history as well as its prospects for future success. The mobile telephony industry Docomo finds itself in is a young industry, one that will mature in time just as wireless, television and the Internet did before it. Until that happens, the industry's many intangibles will complicate our best efforts to predict the industry's future trends. Instead of trying to identify those intangibles, the authors let us know that "what we can tell you, after years in think thanks and universities and high-powered consulting firms" is that luck is paramount in a successful business.
This is easily the worst business book I have ever read, let alone reviewed.
Customer Review: Why the Japanese are so in love with Technology.
I've been looking for literature that explores why Japan is so technology obsessive, they have to have the latest of everything and feel utterly out of touch if they dont. Technology is fashion.
Having lived there a year i instantly recognised the name 'DoCoMo' and thought it was the perfect forum to analyse this exact phenomena, DoCoMo is the mother of all technology companies over there and really has become a part of the way of life there.
This book separates into chapters based on emotion, an odd idea, but one that works quite well. For me the Love and Fun chapters accurately depict the passion the Japanese have for technology and how DoCoMo capitalized on that.
However I wasn't looking at this book as an example of a business model. I skipped most of the facts and figures, though they are easy to read and very relevant. People who are skepical of this books practical use offering a business model that has a totally different approach, probably havent spent enough time in Japan to see how successfully DoCoMo has been. I believe this may be the future of the business model. But essentially i think this book would fit much better in the 'Technologies Influence On Society' section of the bookshelf.
Those who are researching technology as part of society are the ones who will really get a kick out of this book, there are so many interviews with developers, users, fanatics and novices, it is a feast of information that explains just why the Japanese are atleast a year ahead in the Mobile Industry. And why the Japanese are so passionate about their gadgets.
This straight-forward, straight-talking blockbuster is the easiest way to make sense of the telecom industry for those who don't have an advanced degree--and a trusty reference for those who do. Designed to be of value even to novices, this collection of nearly 4000 to-the-point definitions helps readers decipher telecom and data terminology, concepts, insider jargon, and acronyms.
The accompanying CD-ROM allows users to search the entire book and provides 1,000 bonus pages of related coverage from other McGraw-Hill titles--offering an unmatched vehicle for understanding today's complex internet worked telecom world.
* The only fully illustrated telecommunications dictionary anywhere * 800 new definitions in this edition * 100 new illustrations (about 400 in all) * Up-to-date: new terms focus on streaming media and video communications--telecom's fastest growing applications * Over 8000 references
List Price: $34.95 Amazon Price: $25.51 Used Price: $3.00 Customer Review: Flawed but Useful In Conjunction with Newton's Telecom
This has come in handy on several occasions, especially if there is something that hasn't been completely covered in Harry Newton's Telecom Dictionary. If you are picking between the two, definitely, absolutely go with Newton's - the information is more sound and easier to find. However, the McGraw-Hill Illustrated is a good supplement to Newton's.
Customer Review: Well Written AAAA ++++
This book is very well written and contains all the basic information I have needed since starting a new job in DSL repair. I have other reference books such as Newton's and the Telecom Crash Course, but I find this one is more practical. It is easy to follow, and it has been a life saver! I am looking forward to a 5th edition!
Featuring a foreword by George GilderThe Qualcomm Equation provides readers with a fascinating inside look at how a small company stormed the burgeoning wireless industry and grew into a global multibillion-dollar powerhouse in less than a decade. This book examines how Qualcomm became so successful, chronicling the early history of the company, then provides an in-depth analysis of Qualcomm's business model. Through this eye-opening, real-life case study, readers will learn:* how the company pioneered and commercialized a new technology in record time...and made it an industry standard* how Qualcomm's revolutionary business model relied on licensing this technology * key business strategies that enabled Qualcomm to leapfrog the competition* how companies can encourage and use innovation to dominate their marketsIn addition to describing the development of the wireless industry over the last few decades, The Qualcomm Equation is a riveting look at a one-of-a-kind company.
List Price: $25.00 Amazon Price: $16.50 Used Price: $12.49 Customer Review: History of CDMA
Good general overview of how CDMA was born and the history that has lead the company up to this point. Needed more detail around the complexities of licensing CDMA technology and the behind the door events than transformed the industry. Too general in some senses but a good read for someone looking to understand the wireless business.
Customer Review: Story of how the Telecom Industry was Revolutionized
Dave Mock did an excellent job of giving a good, accurate telling story of how a small start-up company in San Diego revolutionized the telecom industry. The book does not talk so much about the company, the technology, or the business model that made it successful, but rather describes in more narrative manner of the story behind the scenes, its history dating back from decades ago. The book describes in details the numerous technical and business challenges that Qualcomm encountered during the early stages of the endeavor and how the company managed to overcome these obstacles.
Although Qualcomm's story is about how CDMA came about, the book is suitable for both the technical and non-technical audiences as it circumspect more about the entrepreneurship side and what made it work for a group of renowned academic individuals in becoming businessmen. The book is suitable for readers in the wireless industry as well as entrepreneurs trying to look for key ingredients in starting a successful company.
Worldwide telecom spending was over $4 trillion in 2004, and virtually all 12 million businesses in the U.S. buy phone and other telecom services Our book shows people at small and medium-sized businesses how to make sense of telecom lingo and get the best deals Includes an overview of the major players in the telecom industry and an easy-to-understand explanation of the existing telecom infrastructure Helps people pinpoint the telecom services best suited to their business needs, understand billing, and troubleshoot problems Covers emerging industry trends, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and how they can help businesses cut costs
List Price: $24.99 Amazon Price: $16.49 Used Price: $12.97 Customer Review: Fully covers the subject with humor!!!!
This is the guide to telecom I wish I had when I first started in the business. The very first "For Dummies" manual that I read cover to cover. Great for veteran Telecom expert as well as for a newbie in the business.
Customer Review: An excellent starting point to understanding your phone system...
So where was this book when I started working for Enron Broadband??? I could have used it... Telecom For Dummies by Stephen P. Olejniczak.
Contents:
Part 1 - The ABCs of Telecom Service: A Buyer's Scoop on Telecom; Making (And Living with) Telecom Decisions; Getting Around the Telecom Neighborhood
Part 2 - Reviewing Telecom Products and Prices: Understanding Dedicated Service Requirements; Meeting Toll-Free Service, the Red-Headed Stepchild of Telecom; Getting the Non-Accountant's Guide to Your Phone Bill
Part 3 - Ordering and Setting Up Telecom Service: Ordering Regular Phone Lines and New Long-Distance Service; Ordering Dedicated Service; Ordering Toll-Free Service; Activating Your Dedicated Circuit and Toll-Free Numbers
Part 4 - Taking Care of Your Telecom System: Maintaining Your Telecom Services; Troubleshooting Switched Network Issues; Troubleshooting Your Dedicated Circuits
Part 5 - What's Hot (Or Just Geeky) in the Telecom World: Transferring Data, Not Just Voice Content; Riding The Internet Wave - VoIP
Part 6 - The Part Of Ten: Ten Acronyms and What They Really Mean; Ten Troublesome Telecom Traits to Avoid; Ten Places To Go for Hints and Help
Appendix - Making a Loopback Plug; Index
This is one of those Dummies titles that may sound a little strange at first, but quickly starts delivering the goods. The audience here is anyone who is responsible for maintaining the phone system in an organization. This could be a new technician just starting to learn the ropes, or a small business owner who needs something more than just one phone line to run their business. The author starts out with the basics of the technology and terminology, and he quickly demystifies many of the acronyms that are so common in this business. He then builds on that solid foundation to walk you through the process of determining your telecom needs and how you need to order them. And of course, when things go wrong (and they *will*), you'll have some great advice on how to troubleshoot things on your end, as well as what you'll need to know in order to help the phone company resolve things expeditiously.
Although I didn't deal directly with the network while at Enron Broadband, I built computer systems that helped people run said network. Knowing this information would have made my job infinitely easier, and I wish I had been able to have a book like this back then. I'm sure you can find all this information in other books, but I doubt it would be as clear and concise (as well as being fun to read). If you have any responsibilities for the phone system at work, this is the place to start reading...
Statistics show that many telecommunications firms have more than a 30% error rate on the monthly bills they send out! That's why this reference is a "must read" for anyone involved in telecom expenditure--it tells how to neutralize those discrepancies--and dramatically reduce your business overhead without reducing service. The author helps you analyze your existing systems, identify excessive charges, and act to minimize costs.
Learn how to: * Access bills to find out if you're overpaying * Conduct ROI analysis for your communications systems * Negotiate with service providers for the best prices possible * Understand where and how to get the best price from vendors * Grasp the effects of deregulation, taxes, tariffs, and more
List Price: $59.95 Amazon Price: $42.62 Used Price: $34.99 Customer Review: Great Place To Start
This book is very good for a starting point and covers many areas of Telecommunications along with look into complete cost savings of your Telecommunications. You can get some great information from this book. Most companies find it is too hard to even attempt to decifer their Telecom bills let alone perform and audit to try and find cost savings. Read this book; if that doesn't work for you call a local Telecom professional to help you. You can find brokers these days to do all this for no charge to you.
Customer Review: Good overview
While this book does not cover every possible situation, it does provide insight into those which are most relevant. It was well written and proceeds in a logical fashion. I found chapter 10, covering taxes and fees, particularly helpful. If you are new to the commercial aspects of the telecom world, this is a good place to start. I have read several books on the subject and found this one to be the most complete.
