An Introduction to Communications Ecosystems

In this book, communications refers to the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means. The term ecosystem indicates that the area of communications covers human, economic, and technical domains, and in particular, the interactions between the actors of these domains. Introduction means two things. First, the primary target group of the book is students studying networking or IT technologies who want to expand their professional expertise in the business and human domains. Secondly, the key objective of this book is to provide a solid foundation on which further insight and analysis can be efficiently and credibly built. In addition to simple text, the book uses several diverse methods to explain the complexity of communications ecosystems, including an extensive glossary, a story, book recommendations, illustrations, mathematical formulations, and the seven rules for communications ecosystem experts. This diversity allows almost any reader to find something interesting or useful in this book, either as a professional working in the area of communications, as a user of the products of the ecosystem like smartphones, or as a human being pondering the meaning of all of this. Read more