This bookdeals with the development of so-called fourth generation mobile communications or 4G. It covers all aspects of the technology in a form comprehensible to the general reader, a history of its implementation on a worldwide basis and information on how it will be used to improve business transactions. It is up-to-date, comprehensive, and is based upon information acquired from well over one thousand individual sources. All of the data are set up in a manner that simplifies comparisons between countries and service providers. Based on the extensive analysis of the different contexts and...

This up-to-date analysis of developments in 4G, or LTE, telecommunications is based on material from more than 1,000 sources. It examines every aspect of the technology as well as the progress of its introduction in each country where it has been licensed.

This book provides an in-depth introduction to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) and the policies that govern them. Established in 1906, these regulations define the allocation of different frequency bands to different radio services, the mandatory technical parameters to be observed by radio stations, especially transmitters, and the procedures for spectrum use coordination at the international level.The book analyzes the interactions between different national policies and the ITU RR, noting how these interactions influence spectrum policy on the...