Telecommunications

LTE Advanced significantly enhances the existing LTE Rel-8 and supports much higher peak rates, higher throughput, greater coverage, and lower latencies, resulting in a better user experience. This book discusses in detail the air interface technologies of LTE-A. The text fully explains the selectio..

This volume presents the current state of universal service policy from governmental, academic, and industry perspectives. It will be of great use to those involved in communication policy, including lawyers, economists, policy makers and scholars...

The proliferation of mobile media in recent years is an international phenomenon. Mobile communications are now moving beyond individualized voice to mass media content, creating new types of content that allow media companies and users to inte..

Mobile Technologies charts the social, cultural, creative, and design aspects of mobiles as they are being incorporated into and changing the nature of media. It provides rigorous and timely analysis of the new area of mobile media and will be of interest to scholars, policy makers, industry, and ge..

This reference presents a complete perspective on recent developments in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signal processing technology, based on the contemporary use of multiple SAR systems, or a single SAR with array instead of single antenna elements. These techniques improve the generation of 3-D i..

Nanotechnology is having a profound impact on telecommunications, leading to easier convergence of related technologies, massive storage data, compact storage devices, and higher performance computing. Nanotechnology for Telecommunications covers research and developmental issues and future directio..

Transmitting information over optical fibers requires a high degree of signal integrity with respect to noise levels existing in optical systems. The methods and techniques for noise evaluations are important so that high performance can be obtained. This book provides a fundamental understanding of..

This book describes the generation and transmission of multi-bound solitons with the potential to form the basis of the temporal coding of optical data packets for next-generation nonlinear optical systems. The text not only delineates the strong background physics of such systems but also discusses..

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Recent advances have made it possible to create small, powerful, energy-efficient, cost-effective sensor nodes capable of adaptation, self-awareness, and self-organization. This book captures the current state of sensor network technologies and explores applications for sustainable development in ag..

Shaping American Telecommunications examines the technical, regulatory, and economic forces that have shaped the development of American telecommunications services. This volume is both an introduction to the basic technical, economic, and regulatory principles underlying telecommunications, and a d..

This volume provides a thorough review of broadcasting history in the United States, from radio through to cable and internet. For media students and anyone interested in the development of American media...