Telecommunications Essentials: The Complete Global Source for Communications Fundamentals, Data Networking and the Internet, and Next-Generation Networks

Whether you're new to telecommunications and IT or simply want an understandable, comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art, this book is for you. Leading telecommunications trainer and consultant Lillian Goleniewski combines clear explanations of fundamental principles with in-depth, up-to-the minute coverage of networking and the Internet. More than competitive guides, Telecommunications Essentials combines the global breadth and technical depth readers need to truly master telecommunications. Telecommunications Essentials covers the entire spectrum of telecommunications technology and services, current and emerging: telephony (voice networks), IP telephony, data networks, broadband, cable, xDSL, wireless, the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), pervasive computing, Quality of Service, and much more. The book is supported by a telecommunications knowledge Web portal delivering over 5,500 key telecom and Internet technology resources. For every professional who needs to understand telecommunications, including IT professionals, business decision-makers, marketers, salespeople, public relations professionals, investors, and many others.

Lillian Goleniewski is Founder and President of the LIDO Organization, Inc., an internationally acclaimed provider of education, information, and advisory services in the area of telecommunications technologies, services and networks.

Ms. Goleniewski lectures extensively on telecommunications technology and management topics throughout the world. She is the author and creator of LIDO Telecommunications Essentials (www.telecomessentials.com). Ms. Goleniewski’s seminars and eLearning series have been conducted on an international basis since 1984, and are offered throughout Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America.

Prior to forming the LIDO Organization, Ms. Goleniewski held the position of telecommunications operations manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the research and development arm of the U.S. utility industry. Before joining EPRI, Ms. Goleniewski was vice-president of operations for a San Francisco-based telecommunications consulting firm.

Ms. Goleniewski graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She holds a B.A. in psychology and has completed numerous post-graduate studies in information technologies as well as psychology. Ms. Goleniewski was the recipient of a NSF Award to conduct research in the area of human perception and information processing.