Beyond 3G - Bringing Networks, Terminals and the Web Together

Giving a sound technical introduction to 3GPP LTE and SAE, thisbook explains the decisions taken during standardization while alsoexamining the likely competition for LTE such as HSPA+ and WiMAX.As well as looking at next generation network technologies,Beyond 3G - Bringing Networks, Terminals and the WebTogether describes the latest mobile device developments, voiceand multimedia services and the mobile web 2.0. It considers notonly how the systems, devices and software work but also thereasons behind why they are designed in this particular way. Howthese elements strongly influence each other is discussed as wellas how network capabilities, available bandwidth, mobile devicecapabilities and new application concepts will shape the way wecommunicate in the future. This book gives an end to endintroduction to wireless, from mobile software architecture to corenetworks, making it a valuable resource for anyone working in theindustry. * Examines current and next-generation network technologies suchas UMTS, HSPA+, WiMAX, LTE and Wifi * Analyses and explains performance and capacity in practice aswell as future capacity requirements and how they can befulfilled * Introduces the reader to the current cellular telephonyarchitecture and to voice over IP architectures such as SIP, IMSand TISPAN * Looks at mobile device hardware and mobile operating systemevolution * Encompasses all major global wireless standards for applicationdevelopment and the latest state of the mobile web 2.0