Telecommunication in the 21st Century

1. Services.- 1.1 Society and the interconnected communication services of the 21st century.- 1.1.1 The thrust of techniques and uses.- 1.1.2 Migration and new added value segments in the communication industries.- 1.1.3 Dynamic, interactive consumers who value their freedom.- 1.1.4 Main features of telecommunication services at the outset of the 21st century.- 1.2 Residential services.- 1.2.1 The current situation.- 1.2.2 Residential telecommunications as the third millennium dawns.- 1.2.3 Interpersonal services.- 1.2.4 Information services.- 1.2.5 Broadcast services.- 1.2.6 The communicating home.- 1.3 Business services.- 1.3.1 The preponderance of business telecommunications.- 1.3.2 Changes at the dawn of the 21st century.- 1.3.3 Standard corporate communications.- 1.3.4 Information processing and telecommunications - inseparable from production automation.- 1.3.5 Big changes in operator's offerings.- 1.4 Servicing services.- 2. Networks.- 2.1 Major issues.- 2.2 Architectures.- 2.2.1 The argument for the technical solution.- 2.2.2 The major basic options.- 2.2.3. What structures for the networks of the 21st century?.- 2.3 From basic transport to distributed intelligence.- 2.3.1 Basic transport.- 2.3.1.1 Distribution networks.- 2.3.1.2 Micowave broadcasting.- 2.3.1.3 Satellite communication.- 2.3.1.4 Submarine links.- 2.3.1.5 Multiplexing and cross-connection in the transport networks.- 2.3.2 Switching and signalling.- 2.3.2.1 Switching.- 2.3.2.2 Signalling.- 2.3.3 Intelligence in the network.- 2.3.3.1 The concept: towards dedicated intelligence and modular functions.- 2.3.3.2 Long-term prospects.- 2.4 Operations: management services and networks.- 2.4.1 A new conception of operations services.- 2.4.2 Operations networks and services at the beginning of the 21st century.- 3. Mobility: services and networks.- 3.1 Services for mobiles and people on the move.- 3.1.1 Travelling and telecommunication.- 3.1.2 Staying in contact while travelling.- 3.1.3 Communicating with people on the move.- 3.1.4 Mobile communications and services in the 21st century.- 3.2 Mobile communication networks.- 3.2.1 Cellular networks.- 3.2.2 Neighbourhood mobile networks.- 3.2.3 Satellite mobile communication.- 3.2.4 Broadcasting single frequency networks.- 3.2.5 Universal, unlimited mobility for the next decade.- 3.2.6 Mobility in radio networks and wire networks.- 4. Technologies and techniques.- 4.1 Information technologies and techniques.- 4.1.1 Natural connection to the virtual world.- 4.1.2 Formatting and adapting information.- 4.1.3 Transporting information safely.- 4.1.4 Easy storage and retrieval of large quantities of data.- 4.2 Appropriate power.- 4.3 Software, the key to communication software.- 4.3.1 The different types of telecommunication software.- 4.3.2 Considerable volumes.- 4.3.3 Will the telecommunication sector remain a force in software innovation?.- 4.3.4 How will software evolve?.- 4.3.5 Overcoming the risks involved in greater complexity?.- 4.4 Human and economic sciences in telecommunications.- Further Reading.