Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications

Preface. Acknowledgements. About the Editors. Abbreviations.

1 Introduction to Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications: Today and in 2020; Sudhir Dixit, Tero Ojanpera, Richard van Nee, and Ramjee Prasad.

2 Role of Network Operators and Manufacturers in Building a Globalized World; Sofoklis Kyriazakos.

3 Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications: Bridging the Digital Divide; Marco Moretti.

4 Globalisation of Wireless and Mobile Networks; the Impact to Africa; Stanley Mneney.

5 Globalisation Of Mobile And Wireless Communications: Today And In 2020: Emerging Global Business Models 2020; Peter Lindgren, Yariv Taran, and Kristin Falck Saughaug.

6 Access Security and Personal Privacy in Public Cellular Communication Systems: The Past, the Present and Beyond 2020; Geir M. Køien and Vladimir A. Oleshchuk.

7 Security and Privacy Challenges in Globalized Wireless Communications; Hanane Fathi.

8 802.11n: The Global Wireless LAN Standard; Richard van Nee.

9 Vision on Radio Resource Management (RRM) and Quality of Service (QoS) for Wireless Communication Systems in Year 2020; Ljupco Jorguseski.

10 On Designing Future Communication Systems: Some Clean-Slate Perspectives; Petar Popovski.

11 Long-Term Development of Air Interfaces: Is It CDMA or OFDM? Ernestina Cianca.

12 Flexible and Dynamic Use of Spectrum: the Cognitive Radio Approach; Enrico Del Re, Gherardo Gorni, Luca Simone Ronga, Rosalba Suffritti.

13 Future Perspectives for Cognitive Radio; Marchetti and Rahman.

14 Multi-users Participation in Bidding Process in a Congested Cellular Network; K. Sridhara, P.S.M Tripathi, Ambuj Kumar, Ashok Chandra, Ramjee Prasad.

15 Wavelet Radio: A Future Vision for Wireless Communications; Homayoun Nikookar.

16 Cooperative Localization in a Hybrid WiMax/WiFi System: A Future-Proof Framework; Francescantonio Della Rosa, Simone Frattasi and Joo Figueiras.

17 Perspectives on Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks;