Towards a Global 3G System: Advanced Mobile Communications in Europe, Vol. 2

Describing and analyzing the results of the Mobile Domain ACTS projects, and including implementation case studies, these amply illustrated volumes cover UMTS air interface (terrestrial and satellite); broadband wireless (terrestrial and satellite); wireless access; terrestrial and satellite networks; enabling technologies, including software radio and smart antennas; and services and applications, including multimedia and broadcasting.

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The second volume of the two-volume set features discussions on wireless broadband communications, the scope of RTD in the European ACTS program, terminals, advanced enabling technologies, trials, standards, organization, and special interest groups. Some of the 18 projects surveyed are mobile multimedia systems (MOMUSYS), mobile media and entertainment services (MOMENTS), flexible integrated radio systems technology (FIRST), software radio (SORT), and verification and launch of digital advanced television in Europe (VALIDATE). The CD-ROM contains presentations of project trials. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ramjee Prasad is Wireless Information and Multimedia Chair and Co-Director of the Center for PersonKommunikation at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is the author of CDMA for Wireless Personal Communications (Artech House, 1996) and Universal Wireless Personal Communications (Artech House, 1998), co-author of OFDM for Wireless Multimedia Communications (Artech House, 2000) and co-editor of Third Generation Mobile Communication Systems (Artech House, 2000). Professor Prasad earned his Ph.D. in communications from the Birla Institute of Technology.