Offers explanation of how wireless telecommunications work, with an emphasis on the design and management of systems. This title includes issues as site acquisition, tower selection and construction, design of the fixed network, and interconnection to the Public Switched Telephone Network. It also covers Bluetooth, WAP, and wireless broadband.

This title presents a clearly written, and jargon-free explanation of how wireless telecommunications work, with an emphasis on the design and management of systems. It includes issues never before covered such as site acquisition, tower selection and construction, design of the fixed network (a.k.a the "backhaul"), and interconnection to the Public Switched Telephone Network. It offers extensive coverage of Bluetooth, WAP, and wireless broadband.

Chapter 1: History of Radio Communications.
Chapter 2: Cellular Market Regulatory Structure.
Chapter 3: Fundamental Wireless System Design and Components.
Chapter 4: The Cell Base Station.
Chapter 5: Radio-Frequency Channelization.
Chapter 6: Radio-Frequency Propagation.
Chapter 7: Wireless Communication System Towers.
Chapter 8: Antennas and Radio-Frequency Power.
Chapter 9: Base Station Equipment and Radio-Frequency Signal Flow.
Chapter 10: Wireless System Capacity Engineering.
Chapter 11: Cellular Regulatory Processes.
Chapter 12: Enhancers and Microcells.
Chapter 13: Design Tools and Testing Methods.
Chapter 14: The Mobile Switching Center.
Chapter 15: The N-AMPS Standard.
Chapter 16: The Fixed Network and System Connectivity.
Chapter 17: Microwave Radio Systems.
Chapter 18: Wireless Interconnection to the Public Switched Telephone Network.
Chapter 19: Cellular Call Processing.
Chapter 20: Roaming and Intercarrier Networking.
Chapter 21: Wireless Fraud.
Chapter 22: Digital Wireless Technologies.
Chapter 23: Personal Communication Services.
Chapter 24: Wireless Data Technologies.
Chapter 24: Commercial and Business Issues.
Chapter 26: Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio.
Chapter 27: Satellite PCS Systems.
Chapter 28: Broadband Technologies.
Chapter 29: The Future of Wireless Telephony.