• DocumentCode
    779709
  • Title

    The wireless revolution

  • Author

    Rappaport, Theodore S.

  • Author_Institution
    Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    71
  • Abstract
    Current demand for and recent developments in wireless communication are described. Funding for wireless worldwide is examined. Tools and techniques used to characterize radio propagation are discussed, and some research results are presented.<>
  • Keywords
    cellular radio; cordless telephone systems; mobile radio systems; personal communication networks; radiowave propagation; cellular radio; cordless telephones; personal communication networks; radio propagation; wireless communication; Communication networks; Communication system traffic; Europe; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Personal communication networks; Research and development; State estimation; Telephony; Ubiquitous computing; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/35.109666
  • Filename
    109666