Future Talk: The Changing Wireless Game (IEEE Series on Digital & Mobile Communication) - Hardcover

Schneiderman, Ron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0780334078 ISBN 13: 9780780334076

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1997

Synopsis

Electrical Engineering Future Talk: The Changing Wireless Game Wireless personal communications represents the fastest-growing segment of the global telecommunications market. Today, 20 cents out of every dollar in revenue for telecommunications providers comes from wireless communications. By the year 2008, that figure is expected to quadruple. A "sequel" to Wireless Personal Communications, Ron Schneiderman's bestselling book on the emergence of wireless technologies, Future Talk delves even further into the dynamic future of wireless telecommunications and the many opportunities it will bring. This non-technical book provides a detailed, up-to-date look at the ever-changing wireless industry and its impact on the way we do business. Well-organized and easy-to-follow, Future Talk is a must for readers at every level - from engineers and scientists to managers, marketing and sales professionals, students, and technicians across industries. Key features include:Listing of virtually every major cellular installation in the worldU.S. PCS broadband and narrowband licensees rosterDirectory of more than 500 international wireless hardware, software, and service companies, trade associations, and regulatory agencies, with their addresses and phone numbersGlossary of wireless termsGuide to cellular/PCS system standardsPlus key insights to help you understand where this three trillion dollar industry is headed!

About this title

About the Author

Ron Schneiderman is Chief Editor of Wireless Systems Design Magazine, a Penton Publication. Prior to his current position, he was Executive Editor of Microwaves and RF, also a Penton magazine. Previously, he was the New York Bureau Chief of Electronics Magazine (McGraw-Hill), and the Communications and Consumer Electronics Editor of Electronic News. Schneiderman is also the author of four books, including Wireless Personal Communications: The Future of Talk (IEEE Press).

From the Back Cover

Electrical Engineering Future Talk: The Changing Wireless Game Wireless personal communications represents the fastest-growing segment of the global telecommunications market. Today, 20 cents out of every dollar in revenue for telecommunications providers comes from wireless communications. By the year 2008, that figure is expected to quadruple. A "sequel" to Wireless Personal Communications, Ron Schneiderman?s bestselling book on the emergence of wireless technologies, Future Talk delves even further into the dynamic future of wireless telecommunications and the many opportunities it will bring. This non-technical book provides a detailed, up-to-date look at the ever-changing wireless industry and its impact on the way we do business. Well-organized and easy-to-follow, Future Talk is a must for readers at every level?from engineers and scientists to managers, marketing and sales professionals, students, and technicians across industries. Key features include:

• Listing of virtually every major cellular installation in the world
• U.S. PCS broadband and narrowband licensees roster
• Directory of more than 500 international wireless hardware, software, and service companies, trade associations, and regulatory agencies, with their addresses and phone numbers
• Glossary of wireless terms
• Guide to cellular/PCS system standards
• Plus key insights to help you understand where this three trillion dollar industry is headed!

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0780334078
• ISBN 13: 9780780334076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272