Contents : - Introduction and Background - Cellular Communications: The First Decade - Introduction to Personal Communications Services - Wireless: A New World of Possibilities - A Layman's Guide to Cellular - Section I: Business and Marketing Considerations - Wireless Information Networks - The Origins of Cellular Communications - Major Challenges to Wireless Providers - Implementing Smart Cards in the USA: A Wireless Perspective - Domestic Spectrum Regulation in the United States - Cellular/PCS: Complement or Substitute for Wireline Telephony? - Section II: Wireless Technology and Applications - Network Issues for Personal Communications Services - Network Management Systems - PCS Customer Information System Architectures - Rural Cellular - Coding and Modulation: A Tutorial - Coded Modulation Techniques for Cellular Mobile Systems - Introduction to Propagation for Mobile and Portable Radio - Instantaneous Wideband Channel Sounding for 1.7 GHz PCS - Intelligent Antennas: Spatial Division Multiple Access - Biological Effects of Radio Frequency Fields - High-Efficiency DC-DC Converters for Battery-Operated Systems with Energy Management - Interoperability of Satellite and Terrestrial Networks - A Comparative Analysis of Near Earth Satellite Communications Systems - Propagation Effects in Satellite Systems - Section III: Wireless Outside the United States - Wireless Local Loop for Developing Countries - A Technology Perspective - Wireless Communications in Russia - Mobile Communications Industry in Thailand - Evolution of Wireless Applications in Mexico - History of Wireless in Korea and Present Opportunities for Foreign Companies - Cellular and Personal Communications in Europe - Europe, A Crucial Part of Any Global Wireless Strategy - Wireless Systems in Japan and Associated Issues - Section IV: The Future - An Ice Age is Coming to the Wireless World - Cellular Communications: What's Ahead - Acronym Guide - Index