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The Wireless Data Handbook, 4th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-471-31651-0
Hardcover
416 pages
October 1999
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GETTING STARTED.

A Short History of Data Radio.

Data Network Types.

Key Public Network Characteristics.

Public Terrestrial Packet Switched Networks.

Public Terrestrial Circuit Switched Networks.

Public Satellite Networks.

Hybrid Networks.

BUSINESS 101: PRICE AND QUANTITY FIXATIONS.

Fitting Applications to Public Offerings.

Subscriber Growth: History and Barriers.

Market Opportunity.

Airtime Price Projections.

BUSINESS 102: OTHER THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TOO.

Coverage Versus Capacity.

SOME PRIMITIVE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

Understanding Airtime Protocols.

Estimating Airlink Capacity: Packet Systems.

Enabling "Soft" Technologies.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

Device Alternatives.

Connectivity.

Systems and Subsystems.

User Applications.

Network Mythologies.

Appendices.

Index.
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