Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

New communication technologies are becoming part of daily life at an alarmingly rapid rate. How do people in business keep up with the latest and greatest trends, and how to they differentiate good information from bad information? How do they get help analyzing information and coming to conclusions about trends that will impact their businesses and business decisions? How do they consider the environmental and sustainability issues surrounding communication technology? This book answers these essential questions. It's for professionals working in telecommunications, including electronic mass media, digital signage, computers, consumer electronics, games, satellites, and telepresence. The best of the best minds on these topics all come forward here, each in their own chapter, to report on, analyze, and make recommendations, for the new edition of this definitive guide to new technologies.

Section I Introduction Umbrella Perspective on Communication Technologies; Historical Perspectives on Communication Technology; Understanding Communication Technologies; The Structure of Communication Industries; Regulation and Communication Technologies Section II Electronic Mass Media Digital Television; Multichannel Television Services; IPTV; Interactive Television; Radio Broadcasting; Digital Signage Section III Computers & Consumer Electronics Personal Computers; Video Games; Virtual & Augmented Reality; Home Video; Digital Audio; Digital Photography; Cinema Technologies Section IV Networking Technologies Telephony; the Internet & the World Wide Web; Social Networks and UCG; Broadband & Personal Networks; Telepresence Section V Conclusions Topical chapter; Conclusions