About the book Topic The telecommunications business, including networking, and the Internet is exploding faster than any other business. Telecommunications is the second largest industry in the U.S. in annual revenue. Communications traffic worldwide is growing rapidly - wired and wireless. Data and voice traffic on the Internet is doubling every 100 days. There will be one billion people on line by 2005. The demand is coming from everywhere - ecommerce, video, employee collaboration, etc. Even after the huge growth in Internet usage in the last few years, more people are actually talking on cell phone networks than are surfing the Internet. The nature of ubiquitous communications has created the virtual corporation, with mobile employees carrying laptops, cellphones and pagers. This has led to a huge growth in virtual private networks, fueling more demand. About the Book Newton's Telecom Dictionary is the authoritative resource for anyone involved in the telecommunications, networking, and Internet industry. It is more essential today than ever before because of the revolutionary changes going on. There are over one thousand new terms defined in this new edition. There are many