Wireless Access and the Local Telephone Network

By (author): George Calhoun
Wireless Access and the Local Telephone Network

Copyright: 1992
 Pages: 618
 ISBN: 9780890063941

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Description
This book analyzes the critical dimensions of the wireless revolution: from applications to technology, and from economics to system engineering. It describes what the technologies are, how they work, why they are important, and how you can capitalize on the emerging opportunities.
Table Of Contents
Not So All-Encompassing Network. Looking Back: The Riddle of Modernity. The Problem of Access, The Evolution of the Telephone System & The Era of Access. The Cost(s) of Access. The Services Revolution & The Uncompletable System. Applications, Technology, Economics, and Engineering. The Laminar Network. Fiber Optics vs. Digital Radio. The PCN Trajectory in the United States.

Author

  • George Calhoun George Calhoun has worked in the wireless industry since 1980, most recently as the Chairman and CEO of Illinois Superconductor Corp. (aka ISCO), a public company involved in the development of interference-control solutions for the wireless industry. He was a co-founder of InterDigital Communications Corporation. He is also the author of Wireless Access & the Local Telephone Network and Digital Cellular Radio (Artech House, 1992, 1988).