The second edition includes most of the material from the first edition and new discussions of ultra high-speed mobile telephone standard (HSDPA), ultra wideband (UWB), changes to DSL technologies, mobile voice, mobile entertainment, and new backup systems.

This timely new edition covers technological changes to broadband wireless access, including competing standards to WiMax, mobile entertainment, and new data backup systems Shows wireless operators how to plan a broadband wireless network for the greatest return on investment in the shortest possible time Municipal wireless networks are expanding throughout the United States and Europe, where the wired infrastructure is too old to support the volume of Internet traffic and where modern cable is too expensive for most Internet users

Autorentext
Daniel Sweeney has established his credibility as a networking guru beginning with his recognition of two book-length written analyst reports:"Wi-Fi Hotspot Opportunities (2003) for Forward Concepts and Godboxes: Multiservice Switching Platforms in the Metro (2003) for Information Gatekeepers Group. Daniel also wrote Demystifying the Compact Disc, published by TAB Books in 1986.

Inhalt
Wireless Broadband and the Standards Governing It.- Architecting the Network to Fit the Business Model.- Strategic Planning of Spectrum and Services.- Setting Up Physical Infrastructure.- Strategies for Successful Deployment of Physical Infrastructures.- Beyond Access.- Service Deployments over Public Wireless MANs.- Network Management and OSS.- Network Security.