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This book provides a vision for the future of mobile and wireless, towards a dynamic communication system that breaks down barriers between communications means. It outlines strategies on how to overcome the technological challenges for achieving this vision.

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Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications is a collection of cutting-edge research in mobile and wireless communications with impact on developments as far forward as 2020 and beyond. The book draws upon the insights and performed research work of leading experts in the field. Topics of discussion are related but not limited to spectrum-efficient radio interface technologies, enabling technologies for reconfigurability, wireless sensor networks, cognitive networks, coherent wireless transmission, algorithmic design, middleware for novel services and applications. The material has been edited to provide a vision for the future of mobile and wireless, towards a dynamic communication system that breaks down the barriers between communications means; and evolves and integrates business models and culture to match the technological evolution. In addition, strategies on how to overcome the technological challenges for achieving that vision are also outlined.

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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. K›ien 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; Mary Ann Ingram, Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Jin Woo Jung and Aravind Kailas.

18 Coherent Transmission: A Technique to Stop Global Warming and Climate Change; Shinsuke Hara.

19 Novel Services and Applications Demand Intelligent Software; Rasmus Olsen.

20 Let´s Assume the System is Synchronized; Fred Harris.

Author Index. Subject Index.

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