Introduction to Wireless Systems: Technology Basics, Market Growth, Systems, and Services

Wireless networks provide mobile telephony, radio broadcast, and television services. Because wireless communication systems transport information, the types of services these systems offer vary depending on the application. This excerpted chapter from Introduction to Telecom Systems describes the different types wireless telephone systems and their evolution. It discusses the basic operations, attributes, and services of cellular, paging, wireless data, satellite and cordless telephone systems. Some of the topics that are covered include: Licensing, frequency allocation charting, RF channels, bandwidth, fixed wireless, radios, radio towers and transmitter equipment, switching facilities, customer databases, system security, market growth, digital modulation, and access multiplexing. Also included is information on Cellular and Personal Communication Services (PCS), broadcast television, paging, wireless data, Land Mobile Radio (LMR), aircraft telephones, satellite, wireless PBX, residential cordless, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), wireless piconets, wireless cable, Wireless Local Loops (WLL), mobile voice, and Third Generation Wireless (3G).