Wireless broadband networks handbook
John R. Vacca, Michael Erbschloe · 2001
From the Book: Wireless broadband is one of the technologies of the future and that future is coming at us very quickly. The wireless broadband market is expected to boom over the next five years. New Internet applications as well as new media applications that are still in the experimental stage including interactive television and custom multi-channel news feeds will help to drive this boom. There is a wide range of new manufacturing monitoring and control systems that need wireless broadband connections. There is also a huge demand for more connectivity and Internet users want more speed, more bandwidth and more functions delivered to an ever-growing array of devices. Many manufacturers are speedily bringing these new gadgets to the store shelves and starting to fight for market share. Wireless broadband, like other emerging technologies of the past, is coming at us from many different directions. There are standards that must be understood and a cast of players that technicians must get to know. Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook puts this massive amount of information at the fingertips of technicians, application developers, and product planners. There are over 800 pages of essential information that would take readers months and maybe even years to go out and assemble themselves. But Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook is more than just a lot of information between two covers. It is well organized into easy-to-read chapters that save the reader hours and hours of time sorting through the mountains of new information just to prepare to read through it all. Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook also tackles hundreds of new terms and provides clear and concise definitions for the reader. It is an essential guide for the seasoned technician and a great starting place for the beginner or student who needs to quickly gain a thorough understanding of wireless broadband technology.