Overview
"""A comprehensive guide for operators, engineers, technicians, marketing staff, and systems managers, explaining the intricacies of designing, installing, and operating a cellular network. Although the volume explains both the theory and practice of cellular systems, it is structured in such a way that nontechnical readers can bypass mathematically oriented sections without losing overall comprehension.""-Book News, Inc. This Fourth Edition of Neil Boucher's internationally bestselling handbook has been thoroughly updated and expanded to provide comprehensive coverage of the new technologies that are shaping the industry, as well as the important changes brought about by the rapid domination of the cellular markets by digital systems. Encyclopedic in scope, it covers the design, installation, and operations of a cellular network, features concise discussions of best engineering practices, and provides helpful guidelines on critical business issues involved in planning, budgeting, and administering a cellular system. Authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date, The Cellular Radio Handbook, Fourth Edition is an indispensable working resource for telecom designers, operators, and marketers. In addition to covering traditional cellular networks, this book also includes PCS/PCN, WLL, and satellite mobile technology."
Full Product Details
Author: Neil J. Boucher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: Wiley-Interscience
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 22.40cm
, Height: 3.90cm
, Length: 28.80cm
Weight: 1.962kg
ISBN: 9780471387251
ISBN 10: 0471387258
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 14 February 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Boucher...updates the 1995 edition of his substantial reference...He has maintained the original format...but here takes more of a digital perspective and incorporates new technologies that are shaping the direction of the industry. (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)
...intended to present in a concise manner, good engineering practices and sufficient theory to enable good understanding at a professional level... In 52 chapters, the author provides coverage of all aspects of cellular radios... (Microwave Journal, May 2002)
"""Boucher...updates the 1995 edition of his substantial reference...He has maintained the original format...but here takes more of a digital perspective and incorporates new technologies that are shaping the direction of the industry."" (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)"
Author Information
"NEIL J. BOUCHER is the founder of DNA Communications, an Australia-based cellular consulting firm. His career in cellular systems began in 1980 with his involvement in the planning and implementation of Australia's first cellular network. He is the author of over 60 technical papers on cellular radio, several professional books, including The Trunked Radio and Enhanced PMR Radio Handbook, The Paging Technology Handbook, and The User's Guide to Cellular Radio, and ""Cellular Engineer and Mobiles Engineer,"" a comprehensive Windows(r)-based cellular software package for cellular design."
