Telecoms
Subtitle: present knowledge, future trends
By: written by Simon Maddison
Series: 21st-century science; 21st century science
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780749673826
Subjects: Telecommunication; Juvenile literature
Description: What does ADSL stand for? How small will mobiles get? How does the Internet route data around the world? Advances in super-miniature components are altering the way we communicate right now. Where is new telecommunications technology leading us? Find out in this easy-to-read, informative guide. 21st Century Science offers a look at where science is going, the interface between science and technology, and the repercussions of science on society.
Notes: Originally published : 2003.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The pace of change; title: The message; title: Signals, senders and receivers; title: Wires, fibres and aerials; title: Multiplexing; title: Networks; title: Computer networks; title: Terrestrial communications links; title: Freedom from wires; title: Cellular mobile systems; title: Satellite communications; title: The internet; title: Internet control; title: Broadcasting; title: The big issues; title: The future; title: The impact of telecommunications.