The Essentials of Telecommunications Management

Telecommunications Industry In 21St Century Is Not About Networks Anymore It Is All About What The Customer Wants It Is All About Services. There Is No Other Industry Sector Going Through Such A Large-Scale Change In Its Underlying Core Business Model. The Industry Has Moved From Being Network Centric With Few Basic Services Like Voice Tv And Broadband To A Fast Paced Vibrant Customer Centric Industry With Tens Of New Services Launched Every Month. The Old Setup With Separate Industries For Voice Video And Data Is Shattered. In Its Place Is A Brand New Industry Providing Converged Services Spanning Across Communication Media And Entertainment (Cme) Businesses. An Explosion Of New Technologies Like Ip Multimedia Subsystem (Ims) Next Generation Networks (Ngn) Wimax 3G/4G Are Supporting This Trend. New Services Like Iptv Mobile Tv Voip And Web 2.0 Based Value Added Services (Vas) Are Redefining The Possibilities. To Understand These Complex Changes Happening On So Many Fronts It Is First Important To Understand The Basic Concepts Behind How The Telecommunication Industry Works. This Book Provides: * Overview Of The Telecommunications Industry Types Of Services And Who Provides Them * Basic Concepts Of Technologies Involved In Delivering Audio Video And Data Services Over Wireline Wireless Satellite And Cable Mediums * Overview Of New Services Like Iptv Voip Mobile Tv And Value Added Services (Vas) * Overview Of How The Business Works On Day To Day Basis By Describing Etom® Operations Like Fulfillment Assurance And Billing (Fab) Business Processes * Overview Of Industry Standards And Regulation * Impact Of New Technologies Like Convergence Ip Multimedia Subsystem (Ims) Next Generation Networks (Ngn) Wimax 3G/4G And Web 2.0