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The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation
of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts.
It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent
information and communication technologies (ICTs) can contribute to
societies as a whole. The authors offer a guide to how advanced
network technologies have led to a greater variety of applications
and social networking services. These allow people to connect with
each other both at a more personal and global level, and will
ultimately herald a new era of ICTs that will shape the 'digital
society'. This essential resource will appeal to academics,
government officials and practitioners in telecommunications and
media. Contributors: H. Ahmad, E. Bohlin, T. Bunno, M. Cave, M.
Ehrler, N. Freund, H. Fuke, T. Garin-Munoz, C. Gijon, K. Hatta, A.
Henten, H. Idota, T. Jitsuzumi, N. Kasuga, M. Kimura, C. Kongaut,
Y.-L. Liu, R. Lopez, M. Lundborg, G. Madden, H. Mitomo, K.-Y. Na,
A. Nakamura, T. Otsuka, T. Perez-Amaral, E.O. Ruhle, N. Sakurai, M.
Shishikura, M. Sugaya, R. Tadyoni, K. Takachi, M. Tsuji, C.-H. Yoon
This book deals with the implications of convergence in
communications. A wide-range of papers by expert scholars and
inside policy analysts have been selected in order to capture the
convergence issue from a number of perspectives, and to achieve a
historical state-of-the-art. The book represents a holistic
approach to convergence, bringing to bear a number of critical
perspectives: economics, engineering, business, organization
theory, psychology, policy analysis, and even analysis related to
international relations. The volume succeeds in providing a
multi-faceted and rich view of convergence, and also on issues
beyond convergence. "Convergence in Communications and Beyond" will
be a useful tool for schools of communication, centers for
telecommunications studies, business schools, policy departments,
telecommunication operators, suppliers and consulting companies as
well as libraries and organisations interested in communications.
The effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on
globalization, innovation, growth and productivity are immense.
ICTs contribute to the globalization of production and capital
markets by reducing the cost of information and communication.
These technologies have certainly made it easier for multinationals
and other companies to spread production facilities all over the
world, to co-ordinate international marketing campaigns, and to
ease collaboration in projects taking place on different
continents. While the anti-globalization movement may claim
otherwise, individuals and consumers also have much to gain from
the internationalization of trade and commerce. Using the Internet,
consumers can today find products on sale in other countries or not
available in their own countries, and compare their standard of
living to those of others. It is also, as a result of the Internet,
much easier for consumers to become better informed. As a result of
this increased access to information, markets work more
efficiently. Furthermore, globalization has speeded up the
diffusion of innovation, bringing new knowledge, products and
services to developing countries in months rather than years or
decades. This book deals with the implications of a global economy
and the emergence of a society permeated by information and
communication technologies. The book includes a special focus on
telecommunications markets and policy and on user perspectives. The
editors have been careful to select a wide range of papers by
expert scholars and policy analysts in order to capture the book
issues from a number of perspectives. The book represents a
holistic approach, bringing to bear a number of critical
perspectives: economics, engineering, business, organization
theory, psychology, policy analysis, and security concerns. The
volume succeeds in providing a multi-faceted and rich view of the
book topic.
This volume of papers by leading telecommunications experts from
around the world addresses in an integrated fashion the ongoing
transformation of telecommunications. The book covers technology,
economics, the law, and other social sciences and focuses on both
theory and policy. Major topics include the impact of new
technology on networks and users, network evolution and firm
structure and strategy, pricing and interconnection, demand and
policy for the Internet, and competition and the United States
Telecommunications Act of 1996. The papers in this book represent a
unique integration of topics, appropriate for a converging
industry, and they also include the first wide-ranging analysis and
critique of telecommunications policy in the United States
following the 1996 Act.
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