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 groundbreaking Microcosm), 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 of Telecosm, 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 is a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, where he directs the programme on high technology and public policy. He is also a contributing editor of Forbes magazine, and a frequent writer for the Economist, Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal and other publications. His previous books include Microcosm and Wealth and Poverty.