The Future of Mobile Communications: Awaiting the Third Generation [Hardcover]

Peter Curwen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1403902682 | ISBN-13: 978-1403902689 | Publication Date: October 11, 2002

Mobile communications are about to enter the third stage in their development, widely known as 3G. This will bring always-on Internet access to mobile devices. This book investigates the history of mobile communications and explores the technological background to 3G in a user-friendly manner. It examines the licensing process throughout the world, and draws conclusions about the prospects for 3G through a comprehensive analysis of the issues that have been raised so far.

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Peter Curwen is Professor of Business at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (October 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403902682
• ISBN-13: 978-1403902689
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,306,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 3G or not 3G, that is the question, November 21, 2002

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H. N. Brosh (Leeds, W.Yorks United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Future of Mobile Communications: Awaiting the Third Generation (Hardcover)

It is very difficult keeping track of what is going on in mobile communications, especially if you are interested in the politics and economics rather than the technology as such which is covered in a number of other books listed on Amazon. Curwen is the first author to try and make sense of it all in book form, and he has overall done a very good job, covering the history of mobile from 2G through GPRS etc to 3G, introduing a short case study of every country that has licensed 3G, an analysis of all of the issues raised and a detailed look at Vodafone and Orange as representative operators. There's lots of wrong numbers out there in the media and websites, and great care has obviously been taken to check the data although the author admits the possibility of errors. The book's greatest virtue is that it is up to date, with the final draft of the text only months old. This isn't one for the techies, but for those interested in the wider ramifications of mobile communications it will prove a valuable - and commendably brief - read.