Publications Overview | Technology & Telecom Reports | Technology Forecasting Guides | Futures' Features | White Papers, Articles, & Complimentary Reports  | Communications Reference Book | Archive [ordering online? -- please see our return/refund policy] Communication Technology Update 10th Edition Since 1992, the most up-to-date book on communication technologies! Editors: August E. Grant, Associate Professor, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, University of South Carolina. Jennifer H. Meadows, Associate Professor, Media Arts Option, Department of Communication Design, California State University, Chico. In association with Technology Futures, Inc. Description Here's What Others Say Table of Contents Companion Website Click here for Recent Developments! Pricing/Ordering Information Description [back to top] Now that we have entered the 21st century, we see new communication technologies being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology Update is the single best source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. In addition, the book now has a companion website offering updated information on the technologies covered in this text, and it offers links to other Internet resources. Now in its 10th edition, Communication Technology Update has become an indispensable information resource for business, government, and academia. New to the 10th edition: New telephony chapter, including VoIP and merger activity. Extensive coverage of mobile computing, Wi-Fi, and WiMax technology. The most extensive coverage of Digital Television and Digital Audio since the introduction of the Communication Technology Update. All chapters completely updated to provide the latest developments in electronic mass media, computers, consumer electronics, and telephony. Historical data tracking the growth of communication technologies from introduction the present. Information on similar technologies concentrated into a smaller number of chapters to make it easier to compare the history, revenues, technical descriptions, and user information across technologies. Communication Technology Update provides students and professionals alike with the latest information in all areas of telecommunication: electronic mass media, computers, consumer electronics, games, satellites, and telephony. A discussion of hardware, software, organizations structure, and political and economic influences is complemented by background information explaining the evolution of each of the technologies. Here's What Others Say About Communication Technology Update [back to top] "Thorough and up-to-date, yet concise enough to allow students to quickly grasp the essential elements of a host of interrelated communications technologies." --David Gunzerath, Dept. of Communications and Theater Arts, Old Dominion University Communications Technology Update is the best broad-based book for exposing students to the many subtleties of Information Technology (IT). This work fills a void that once required many texts and sources to fill. Staying knowledgeable and current in IT is like painting a moving train, and this book is a fabulous effort that brings the reader into the present." --Joseph Screnci, School of Communications, Hawaii Pacific University. Table of Contents [back to top] Section I: Introduction Chapter 1: The Umbrella Perspective on Communication Technology Chapter 2: Communication Technology Timeline Section II: Electronic Mass Media Chapter 3: Digital Television Chapter 4: Cable Television Chapter 5: Direct Broadcast Satellites Chapter 6: Pay Television Services Chapter 7: Interactive Television Chapter 8: Streaming Media Chapter 9: Radio Broadcasting Section III: Computers & Consumer Electronics Chapter 10: Personal Computers Chapter 11: Mobile Computing Chapter 12: Interactive Video Game Technologies Chapter 13: The Internet & the World Wide Web Chapter 14: E-Commerce Chapter 15: Virtual & Augmented Reality Chapter 16: Home Video Technology Chapter 17: Digital Audio Chapter 18: Digital Photography Section IV: Telephony Chapter 19: Telephony Chapter 20: Broadband Networks Chapter 21: Home Networks Chapter 22: Wireless Telephony Chapter 23: Teleconferencing Section V: Conclusions Chapter 24: Other Cutting-Edge Technologies Chapter 25: Conclusion, Jennifer H. Meadows Companion Website [back to top] Communication Technology Update now offers a companion website which provides updated information on the technologies covered in this text, and links to other Internet resources! Pricing/Ordering Information [back to top] Published by Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier. July 2006, Bound Soft Cover, 374 pages, ISBN 0-240-80881-9 US $50 Hard Copy Mail Delivery US $50 Hard Copy Mail Delivery Outside US, Canada Call for volume discounts. For academic adoption, contact Focal Press at (800) 366-2665 or visit www.focalpress.com. [Top] Copyright © Technology Futures, Inc. All rights reserved. 13740 Research Blvd., Bldg. C Austin, TX 78750-1859 Toll Free: (800) TEK-FUTR - Local & Outside USA: (512) 258-8898 FAX: (512) 258-0087 - e-mail: info@tfi.com - http://www.tfi.com