Next Generation Mobile Systems 3G and Beyond

The aim of this book is not to describe new wireless access technologies that will replace the third generation (3G) technologies, but to describe a complete ecosystem of technologies, including access technologies that will be essential for the development of a new mobile environment beyond the 3G era. The mobile applications currently envisioned for this future platform will be augmented by others that will arise because of the innovative opportunities offered by the new environment, and will change the nature of the mobile communications business.