Multimedia Telecommunications

A subject at the centre of the current rapid expansion of the communications industry, multimedia telecommunications is an important applications area of the technology. Its ubiquitous nature may be summarized in the definition: "The provision of access to a rich and immediate environment that provides a means of decision-making or emotional gratification. This is accomplished by means of computer, telecommunications, consumer electronics or a mixture thereof." This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the wide range of applications encompassed by the term "multimedia telecommunications". Information is included on: broadcast television; the specifics of data communications; entertainment; decision-making; the human interface; and the details of the technology. All are essential facets of the subject and are treated in the papers contained in this volume.