The Broadband Explosion.The Broadband Explosion Robert D. Austin and Stephen P. Bradley, editors Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. Press 60 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163 1591396700 $45.00 1-800-668-6780 www.HBSPress.org The Broadband Explosion is an anthology of essays written by a variety of authors contemplating far-reaching questions about what repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl the rise in broadband connection See broadband and wireless broadband. will have on modern society and business. From evaluating how Wi-Fi and Voice Over IP technologies will play out, to speculating on what will be the next- generation "killer apps A software application that is exceptionally useful or exciting. Killer apps are innovative and often represent the first of a new breed, and they are extremely successful. For example, in the late 1970s, the VisiCalc spreadsheet was the killer app for the Apple II, providing reason ", to forecasting how the structure of the industry will shift, questioning whether governments should invest in a broadband infrastructure, and evaluating possible new security threats, The Broadband Explosion is a haven for deep thought, budding ideas, and dire warnings. A handful of diagrams illustrate this forward-looking compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. recommended for business and government leaders striving to plan for an increasingly connected future. |
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