I. Evolution of Wireless Personal Communications. - 1. Cellular for Personal Communications. - 2. British Telecom's Quest for Cordless Access in the United Kingdom. - II. Regulations and Standards Development. - 3. From Wired to Wireless: Historical Lessons and Other Oxymorons. - III. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Spectrum Sharing. - 4. Personal Communication Networks of the Future: CDMA Digital Cellular & PCN Developments. - 5. Broadband-CDMA: A PCS Wireless Technology to Achieve Wireline Quality and Maximize Spectral Efficiency. - 6. Analysis of DS/CDMA: Use of Moments and Gaussian Approximations. - 7. Simulation Study of Spectrum Sharing Between Microwave Links and Personal Communications Systems. - IV. Wireless Personal Communication System Design. - 8. A Wireless Data Modem for Local Communications. - 9. PCS Control Channel Considerations. - 10. Adaptive Equalization for Digital Wireless Data Transmission. - 11. Error Reduction of DMPSK Transmitted over Flat Fading Channels. - 12. A Non-Iterative Algorithm for Estimating the Impulse Response of ISI Channels. - 13. Simulation and Performance Analysis of Dynamic Channel Allocation Algorithms in DECT. - V. Radiowave Propagation and Channel Characterization. - 14. Theoretical Prediction of Propagation Over Buildings for Low Base Station Antennas. - 15. Ray Model of Indoor Propagation. - 16. Error Rate Prediction for High Data Rate Short Range Systems. - 17. Site-Specific Propagation Prediction for PCS System Design. Language: English