Contents
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xix
Abbreviations xxi
1 Introduction 1
Harri Holma, Antti Toskala and Ukko Lappalainen
1.1 WCDMA in Third Generation Systems 1
1.2 Air Interfaces and Spectrum Allocations for Third Generation Systems 2
1.3 Schedule for Third Generation Systems 5
1.4 Differences between WCDMA and Second Generation Air Interfaces 6
1.5 Core Networks and Services 9
References 10
2 UMTS Services and Applications