CordlessTelecommunications Worldwide: The Evolution Of Unlicensed PCs [Book Reviews]

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Worldwide: The Evolution of Unlicensed PCS Walter H. W. Tuttlebee, Ed., Springer-Verlug, London, 1996,536 pp., ISBN 3-54019970-5 REVIEWED BY STANLEY CHIA As a successor to a published book entitled Cordless Telecommunications in Europe, the editor has considerably expanded the previous scope to encompass worldwide developments on the subject area. The increasing global recognition and importance of cordless communication in the telecommunication market and rapid evolution of the technology, as well as the constant evolution of the regulatory environments, have created many new opportunities for operators and suppliers. Unfortunately, based on low-power, shortrange, and microcellular technologies, cordless communication has long been overshadowed by its cellular radio counterpart. Divided into four major parts markets and applications, standardization and industry development, technology, and technical standards the BOOK REVIEWS