Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications

1. Introduction to Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications: Today and in 2020
Sudhir Dixit, Tero Ojanpera, Richard Nee, Ramjee Prasad

2. Role of Networks Operators and Manufacturers in Building a Globalized Wireless World
Sofoklis Kyriazakos

3. Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications: Bridging the Digital Divide
Marco Moretti

4. Globalization of Wireless and Mobile Networks; the Impact to Africa
Stanley H. Mneney

5. Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications: Today and in 2020: Emerging Global Business Models 2020
Peter Lindgren, Yariv Taran, Kristin Falck Saughaug

6. Access Security and Personal Privacy in Public Cellular Communication Systems: The Past, the Present and Beyond 2020
Geir M. Køien, Vladimir A. Oleshchuk

7. Security and Privacy Challenges in Globalized Wireless Communications
Hanane Fathi

8. 802.11n: The Global Wireless LAN Standard
Richard Nee

9. Vision on Radio Resource Management (RRM) and Quality of Service (QoS) for Wireless Communication Systems in Year 2020
Ljupčo Jorgušeski

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 Re, Gherardo Gorni, Luca Simone Ronga, Rosalba Suffritti

13. Future Perspectives for Cognitive Radio Technology
Nicola Marchetti, Muhammad Imadur 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, João Figueiras

17. Perspectives on Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks
Mary Ann Ingram, Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Jin Woo Jung, Aravind Kailas

18. Coherent Transmission: A Technique for Stopping Global Warming and Climate Change
Shinsuke Hara

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

20. Let’s Assume the System Is Synchronized
Fred Harris

Avainsanat: Engineering, Communications Engineering, Networks, Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks