- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (29 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471498297
- ISBN-13: 978-0471498292
- Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 2.3 x 23.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,716,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amidst the sea of hype that has surrounded the arrival of mobile internet services, one technology in particular has been held up as being the sure promise of a bright, exciting future. UMTS is the mobile communications system on which 3G wireless systems will depend. Using UMTS, we are told, streaming video to mobile devices and a host of other media-rich applications will be possible.
Commercial implementation of UMTS is scheduled for 2002, so this timely publication, UMTS: Mobile Communications for the Future is a valuable analysis of the design and development of the technology. UMTS is the European version of the broader family of 3G technologies, known as IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications-2000), and this book has been written by a group of authors from CSELT, Telecom Italia Group, which was the Italian delegation to the IMT-2000 international standardisation efforts.
UMTS analyses the requirements the new system had to satisfy, how radio access to the UMTS core system will be implemented and the core network itself, and how the system has been designed as an upgrade to existing GSM and GPRS technologies. It goes on to look at possibilities to integrate satellite communications into the system, and covers the terminals required and the testing infrastructure. Finally, we get a look at innovative mobile communications research such as SDMA and 'software radio'.
All told, a valuable resource for those working in the area of mobile communications. --Andy Wigley
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Mobile communications bring profound changes to our everyday lives.
The launch of 3rd generation mobile systems in 2001 in Japan and from 2002 throughout the rest of the world, will enable us to communicate at anytime and anywhere, by using a variety of services which have up to now only been available to fixed network users.
By the end of 2003, there are expected to be over one billion mobile telephones in use around the world, which surpasses the number of fixed telephone lines projected for that date.
⋅ Illustrates the current situation and forthcoming developments of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System)
⋅ Outlines the rationale and motives behind the evolution of this new mobile telephony system
⋅ Analyzes the requirements of the UMTS system and describes the radio UTRA (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access) and the UTRAN (UTRA Network) together with Core Network Issues
⋅ Provides an overview of the new voice, data and multimedia services that will be available to users
⋅ Reviews the current trends that will affect future research and discusses key topics, including SDMA (Space Division Multiple Access) smart antennas and software radio
Written in an easily accesible style, UMTS: Mobile Communications for the Future will prove indispensable reading for all those working in the area of mobile communciations.
The launch of 3rd generation mobile systems in 2001 in Japan and from 2002 throughout the rest of the world, will enable us to communicate at anytime and anywhere, by using a variety of services which have up to now only been available to fixed network users.
By the end of 2003, there are expected to be over one billion mobile telephones in use around the world, which surpasses the number of fixed telephone lines projected for that date.
⋅ Illustrates the current situation and forthcoming developments of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System)
⋅ Outlines the rationale and motives behind the evolution of this new mobile telephony system
⋅ Analyzes the requirements of the UMTS system and describes the radio UTRA (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access) and the UTRAN (UTRA Network) together with Core Network Issues
⋅ Provides an overview of the new voice, data and multimedia services that will be available to users
⋅ Reviews the current trends that will affect future research and discusses key topics, including SDMA (Space Division Multiple Access) smart antennas and software radio
Written in an easily accesible style, UMTS: Mobile Communications for the Future will prove indispensable reading for all those working in the area of mobile communciations.
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The factors which in recent years have led to the need to specify a mobile communications system showing innovative features with respect to currently available solutions include: New service requirements which cannot be covered by second-generation systems such as GSM. Read the first page
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a real introduction into the UMTS field. Showing the current situation of the UMTS and the evolution of the system. It also provides an introduction of new services as voice, data and multimedia services. It is a superb book for starting into the UMTS field, but more research will be necesary.
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It can be a good document for developers of UMTS application
26 Mar 2001
Format:Hardcover
This book clearly explains about the basics of UMTS, and its applications.
As a developer of UMTS phone application, I think that it can be a good choice to know about the basics of UMTS and mobile communication. Especially, I recommend it to developers of UMTS mobile phone application who don't know much about mobile communication.
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