Brave new unwired world : the digital big bang and the infinite Internet

Preface. Acknowledgments. PART I: INTRODUCTION. The Path to 4G: Major Technology Trends to Watch. PART II: THE WIRELESS MARKET. A Brief History of the Cellular Industry--1975 to 2001. Radio Spectrum - Managing a Scarce Resource. Digital Signal Processors. 2.5 G Systems: An Interim Solution. The Wireless Internet Services. Third Generation Systems. PART III: PERVASIVE COMPUTING. The Incredible Shrinking Computer. The Power of Network. Molecular Scale Electronics and Quantum Computing. The Digital Big Bang, Quantum MEchanics, and the Cosmos. Wearable Computers and Wireless Ubiquitous Computers. The Planetary Computer. PART IV: A RECIPE FOR SOLUTIONS. 4G Network. Choosing Computer Technologies for 4G. Solution of the Air-Interface for 4G. The 4G Personal Communicator: Star Trek Technology 400 Years Early. 4G Portals: Wireless AOLs. PART V: CASE STUDIES: FIXED WIRELESS, JAPAN, AND CHINA. Broadband Fixed Wireless Access. NTT DoCoMo--Crouching 4G Tiger; Sony--Hidden Dragon. Why China will Adopt 4G. Conclusion. Index.