Packed with information, authoritative, up to date, covering all major topics - and written in plain English - Telecom 101 is also an invaluable textbook and day-to-day reference on telecom.
Totally up to date for the 2020s, the new Fifth Edition of Telecom 101 is the materials from Teracom’s famous Course 101 Broadband, Telecom, Datacom and Networking for Non-Engineers (majorly updated for 2020), augmented with additional topics.
In a user-friendly 7 x 9" softcover - printed in color - or eBook format, Telecom 101 brings you in one volume consistency, completeness and unbeatable value. Up to date for the 2020s!
Telecom 101 also serves as a study guide for the Telecommunications Certification Organization TCO Certified Telecommunications Analyst (CTA) telecommunications certification, covering all material required for the CTA Certification Exam except the security module.
7" x 9" softcover book • 550 pages • 5th edition • published 2020
ISBN 9781894887588 (print) ISBN 9781894887595 (eBook)
★★★★★ Best Book on the Market for Telecom, 6 stars
By Amazon Customer on August 6, 2017
Format: Paperback | Verified Purchase
This is by far and away the best book for someone in the telecom field who works with these products on a daily basis. There is no other book that I have found that addresses these concepts in a clear and relevant manner. I work for AT&T and trust me, this book is on point.
It is also meaningful for someone interested in learning about telecom. The author starts the book by providing an overview of telecom and how it relates to modern technologies in use today.
Not only is the information extremely relevant and well written, the author is humorous and uses great real world examples to validate his points. A must read!!
By Boruch T. on July 26, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition | Verified Purchase
It's an EXCEPTIONAL book. it explains EVERYTHING in Telecom in such plain easy to understand English. From Binary codes to how carriers perform COS and QOS by MPLS everything was explained thoroughly and easy language. Its a must for anybody that plans on dealing with telecom.
Telecom, Datacom and Networking for Non‑Engineers is the Study Guide for the TCO Certified Telecommunications Network Specialist (CTNS) telecommunications certification, and the companion reference textbook for Teracom online CTNS training courses
This book is ideal for self-study and reference, delivering the core knowledge needed in telecommunications today: fundamental concepts and jargon, the PSTN, wireless telecommunications, the OSI model and Layers, Ethernet, IP packets, IP addresses, networks and routers, MPLS, carrier networks and carrier services.
In line with the full update of the CTNS courses for the 2020s, a new Edition of the CTNS Certification Study Guide is coming soon. In the meantime, we have disabled sales of this edition so no-one spends money on an outdated book. Subscribe to our newsletter to be informed of the new edition release (no doubt with a special launch discount!). Check out the Telecom 101 Textbook 5th Edition 2020 as an alternative.
7" x 9" softcover book • 362 pages • published September 2013
ISBN 9781894887052 (print) ISBN 9781894887069 (eBook)
★★★★★ Parallels the Teracom CTNS Course. Highly recommended!
By Amazon Customer Chris on March 19, 2017
Format: Paperback | Verified Purchase
This book parallels the CTNS (Certified Telecommunications Network Specialist) certification offered by https://www.teracomtraining.com/. If you need to know the basics of telecom and IT networking, I highly recommend it!
★★★★★ This is a "must-have" book in every technical library!
By W. Guest. on June 29, 2015
Format: Perfect Paperback
This is an excellent overview of Telecom, Datacom, and Networking.
Eric Coll is an articulate, thoughtful technical writer with an obvious mastery of this challenging field, and he brings all his skill to bear in this book.
For such a broad technical coverage, the book avoids skipping over critical points, and provides an in-depth look as appropriate to allow you to put everything into proper perspective, and to relate how each technology works with the others.
There are a number of excellent analogies, some neat history, and overall, a simply excellent structure. Easy to read, memorable, and chock-full of information.
I hesitate to call books brilliant, but this is about as close to that as it comes.
Very, very highly recommended!
CWA has been updated with 5G, 802.11ax and more. A new edition of the CWA Study Guide is coming soon. In the meantime, we have disabled sales of this edition so no-one spends money on an outdated book. Subscribe to our newsletter to be informed of the new edition release (no doubt with a special launch discount!). Check out the Telecom 101 Textbook 5th Edition 2020 as an alternative.
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This companion reference textbook and certification study guide corresponds directly to the CWA online courses and exams, with the main graphic plus detailed text notes for each lesson.