Newton's Telecom Dictionary: Covering Telecommunications, Networking, Information Technology, Computing And The Internet

by Harry Newton

Most dictionaries are updated every 10 to 20 years. Not this one. Each day Harry Newton adds the newest words, and expands and improves definitions of old words. This edition is current as of February 2003, with over 1,350 new terms defined since the last edition. Newton's Telecom Dictionary is the world's favorite reference book on telecom, data communications, networking, computing, and the Internet, with sales exceeding 600,000 copies. With over 21,000 definitions the 19th edition weighs in at over four times larger than any other telecom and IT dictionary, and includes wireless, broadband, intranet, e-commerce, and IT terms. Harry Newton deliberately wrote it not as a technical book, but as a business book. Newton explains technical concepts in non-technical language that anyone in business can understand. This has made the book an essential reference tool to anyone writing or reading sales proposals or managing network and telecom systems and services. Says Harry, "I wrote this book for those of us new (and old) to the world's most exciting industry. That's what my publishers would have me say. But, I really wrote the book for myself. I simply want to keep up. Defining a term is the best way I know of understanding it. The good news is I'm not an engineer; I can't write incomprehensible technical explanations. I can write explanations business people (like me) will understand. Some of my definitions are short. Some are long. Many are mini-tutorials. My definitions of a term explain how it's used, its benefits, its pluses, and its minuses. Many companies give my dictionary to all their new people. Salespeople put my definitions into customer proposals. Management uses it to feign understanding of technical issues. Lawyers use it in court. (God help us.)" Includes 4 BONUS -201 of the BEST MONEY SAVING TIPS
Harry Newton's favorite ways to save on telecom, PC, and travel.
-WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BUY?
Insights for managers on the importance of putting customers first.
-THE NEW WORLD OF TELECOM
What made 2002 difficult as well as what we can expect in 2003
-DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING
How to protect your computing and telecom resources.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Technology, Technical, Dictionaries, Engineering

Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great desk reference for those interested in communications. Still highly applicable.

I tend to rate 3 to 5 stars as I don’t bother with books that aren’t acceptable to the subject. 3 stars means it is a good book, but there are better treatments of the subject matter. 4 stars means the book is great and I use it regularly in projects/research. 5 stars is reserved for top 10-20% on a given shelf that abstracted a particularly difficult idea in an easy to understand manner (i.e. it blew my mind).

[carl theaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

After working in the computer industry for years I
thought I was accustomed to jargon and acronyms, then
we started making computers for telecom companies and
working with them. Phone companies have an 80yr
head start on creating their own gobbldygook and this
book was a great help in deciphering it all, ok most
of it.

[Tara Thue · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has endlessly helped me at work. Plus, the author inserts humor into bland tech-talk and definitions.

[CJ Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've worked in the Telecom industry for over 10 years this is one of the few books that I keep at my desk. I work at a small rural telephone co-op. whenever we hire a new person I try to find a copy of this book so they have some sort of reference guide my favorite edition of it is the 30th edition.

[Atlantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

An indispensable reference tool for the IT world.

[Jeannie Locke · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must-have for anyone who has anything to do with voice, and if you're in networking, you should get this, because of the popularity of convergence.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harry is irreverent as ever. A fun break from the usual staid textbook approach to technology, but more helpful than the Dummies series.

[Fred · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was quite bored. Reading the phone book is more titillating.

[Mikekite · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE reference book for telecom and network professionals

[Masod Abbasi]

gr8 work has been done by newton ........
he is my hero

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good reference for my profession. Lots of acronyms.

[Omar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for those that work in telecom.

[Ray Horak · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too much nonsense in this book. It should be filed in the fictional humor stacks.