02944nam a22004212u 4500 5489954 BD-DhUL 20200106095941.0 he u||024|||| 080220s1987 enk ||| b ||1 | eng d ericd eng ericd MvI BD-DhUL 384 DEV International Inst. of Communications, London (England). Developing World Communications / Andrew Waller, Ed. and Genevieve Clarke, Ed. Washington : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987. 528 p.; 24 cm. Designed to provide a means of disseminating expert information on the use of modern communications for development, the goal of this book is to contribute to the equitable sharing of such knowledge globally, and ultimately to the more effective use of the most appropriate equipment available. The book is divided into nine chapters, as follows: (1) Global Telecommunications (focuses on the demand for investment in telecommunications and the advent of satellite communications); (2) Telecommunications Management (presents information on bridging the telecommunications gap, the increasing need for computer based network management systems, and maintaining telecommunications networks); (3) Telecommunications Equipment (acquaints the reader with fiber optic lines, copper cables, intercoms, and other products); (4) Rural Communications (supplies information on developing rural telecommunication networks); (5) Mobile Communications (contains the recent technological achievements in the field); (6) Digitisation and Information Technology (explains recent advances in digital networking and information technology systems); (7) Power (discusses the importance of an uninterruptible power supply); (8) Satellites (examines the progress in satellite communications); and (9) Broadcasting (offers information about several aspects of broadcasting). Advertiser information is presented, including a chart correlating items of equipment with 120 companies. (MS) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Broadcast Reception Equipment. ericd Broadcast Television. ericd Communications Satellites. ericd Developing Nations. ericd Global Approach. ericd Information Technology. ericd International Communication. ericd Modernization. ericd Radio. ericd Technological Advancement. ericd Telecommunications. ericd Broadcast Transmission Equipment Third World Collected Works, General. ericd Books. ericd Waller, Andrew, ed. Clarke, Genevieve, ed. International Inst. of Communications, London (England). ddc BK 80673 80673 0 0 ddc 0 384_000000000000000_DEV 0 NFIC 135799 DUL DUL GEN 2016-06-27 Gift 384 DEV 308448 2016-06-27 2016-06-27 BK