Telecosm The World After Bandwidth Abundance

The guru of high technology and a man whose "slightest utterance can move stocks"(The Wall Street Journal)presents a clear, cogent vision of the future of telecommunications; what it will mean in our everyday lives; and how savvy investors can get on the bandwagon today.With his books (including the groundbreakingMicrocosm),top-selling newsletter, testimony before Congress, and annual Telecosm conferences, George Gilder has become the premier prophet of bandwidth and connectivity. In this revised version ofTelecosm,Gilder takes technology buffs and investors on a mind-bending tour inside the worldwide webs of glass and light, explaining how fiber optics and wireless breakthroughs are pushing new technologies and new companies to the fore.

George Gilder publishes the Gilder Technology Report, a monthly newsletter for investors. He is a founder of and contributor to Forbes ASAP. He lives in Tyringham, Massachusetts

Prologue: Abundance and Scarcity	p. 1
New Light	p. 13
Maxwell's Rainbow	p. 15
The Imperial Science	p. 19
Enter the Laser	p. 24
The Light-Speed Limit	p. 31
The New Paradigm	p. 43
The Road to the Fibersphere	p. 45
The Collapse of the Seven Layers	p. 61
The Law of the Telecosm	p. 69
The Wireless New World	p. 82
The Satellite Ethersphere	p. 96
The Coming of Component Software	p. 110
The Storewidth Paradigm	p. 132
Revolt Against Abundance	p. 147
Betting Against Bandwidth	p. 149
Tilting Against Monsters	p. 165
The Triumphal Telecosm	p. 181
The Rise of a Paradigm Star	p. 183
Deluge of Dumb Bandwidth	p. 193
Searching for a New Intel	p. 209
The TeraBeam Era	p. 232
The Meaning of the Light	p. 243
The Lifespan Limit	p. 245
The Point of Light	p. 255
Afterword: Beyond the Telechasm	p. 264
A List of Telecosm Players	p. 274
Nine Stars of the Telecosm	p. 276
The Telecosm Glossary	p. 293
Index	p. 341
Acknowledgments	p. 357
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Telecosm The World After Bandwidth Abundance

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials