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~ (Author), William Rojas (Author) "WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS has evolved from 1G (analog) to 2G (digital) to 3G (always-on, faster data rate) since 1980, a pace of roughly a generation per..." (more)
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We're on the verge of ubiquitous connectivity, says technowizard Alex Lightman. His Brave New Unwired World: The Digital Big Bang and the Infinite Internet might read like science fiction, but smart money is betting on his predictions of wearable computing devices and cheap-as-water wireless bandwidth coming true. Even those who don't stand to make a gigabuck or two off fourth-generation wireless tech will race through Lightman's prose with abandon. He makes the future sound fun. While he can't promise personal jetpacks, his descriptions of simple, elegant communicators will make every red-blooded nerd drool.

Brave New Unwired World is more than just next year's Sharper Image catalog, though. Lightman has been watching trends in commerce, government, and technical research, and points out things to watch for in the first decade of the 21st century. American dollars, European regulators, and Asian factories, he predicts, will combine to change the world yet again. It's a fair bet that Aldous Huxley didn't see Brave New Unwired World coming, but we can be thankful that Dr. Lightman did. --Rob Lightner



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"...a thoroughly researched and technical piece..." -- Information Age, July 2002

"...a thoroughly researched and technical piece..." (Information Age, July 2002)

"...a timely and valuable introduction to the fourth generation of cellular networks..." (Infoconomy, 1 July 2002)

"an interesting insight into the potential future of wireless technology and communications. It's offered with authority and passion..." (M2 Best Books, 15 August 2002)

"...a timely and valuable introduction to the fourth generation of cellular networks..." -- Infoconomy, 1 July 2002

"an interesting insight into the potential future of wireless technology and communications. It's offered with authority and passion..." -- M2 Best Books, 15 August 2002

"…a thoroughly researched and technical piece…" -- Information Age, July 2002

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 8, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471441104
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471441106
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.7 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,432,457 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very timely, May 2, 2002
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in knowing
where the future of wireless communications will go.

The book touches on many of the important topics of our time,
including pervasive computing (ubiqcomp) and wearable computing.
Indeed, much of the future demand for wireless communication
will come from digital eyeglasses (computer vision systems
built into eyeglasses, visual prosthetics, Global eHealth, etc.).

For teaching courses related to or using wireless communiction,
even if this book is not being used as the main text,
I would highly recommend the book as additional optional reading.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A compass for wireless business and investment, October 11, 2003
By Christopher Harz (Topanga, CA, Pepperdine Student) - See all my reviews
A thouroughly researched, detailed book on what direction wireless and ubiquitous computing are going in. There may be those who shake their heads at how much these new sensors/appliances/gadgets will influence our lives, but the book lays out the data and trends methodically. This is must reading for any manager of a high-tech company or anyone investing in same. The book is highly unusual in its level of illustration, examples and background data -- many other books on future technology, in contrast, offer only oceans of opinionated verbiage with little to back it up. Any reader alert to opportunity should get a very high ROI out of buying this book.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great material but a disjointed presentation, June 29, 2003
Brave New Unwired World addresses an exciting genre, personal wireless systems. The book also brings up and discusses many of the latest technologies in mobile computing.

Where this book falls short is it's presentation of more complex areas of mobile computing. Instead of building up to deeper issues with background and supporting information, there are spikes of depth. Specifically, terms and concepts will be brought up with little or no supporting background. And just as suddenly the depth will be abandoned, jumping to a new point at a low level. This makes for a very disjointed presentation.

If this were the only work in the field I would rate it higher. However there are similar works that are far superior (ex. Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution by Howard Rheingold) and cover the same subject matter.

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5.0 out of 5 stars See the future, and its business opportunities
A must for senior executives and policy makers around the world: Pervasive computing unobtrusively built into clothes, appliances, accessories--all connected wirelessly, using... Read more
Published on May 12, 2002 by D Werner

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must have for anyone interested in the future
The authors have done a brilliant job on exploring the fringes of wireless technology research and showing how these are going to become the next generations of mainstream... Read more
Published on April 3, 2002 by John L. Sokol

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, enlightening, mandatory digital future reading
Mr. Lightman has his finger on the pulse, the beam, and the tsunami of the digital future. Great illustrations, well written, perfect time in my career to get such a surge of... Read more
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