GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) is currently used in more than 100 countries for mobile telephony and its application is steadily increasing in a variety of different areas. Comprehensively revised and updated, this second edition of a highly successful text incorporates the latest advances in the field. New features include:? Completely revised and expanded chapter "GSM - What next?"? New chapter on General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)? Expanded section on UMTS? Updated chapters on Logical Channels and Channel CodingTaking an instructive approach to the topic, the authors focus on the fundamentals of mobile radio systems, covering the standards and protocols extensively, and provide an excellent introduction to this rapidly evolving topic, from GSM radio transmission through to international roaming to mobile data services and network management.Offering broad coverage of this leading edge topic, this text would prove to be a valuable reference resource for telecommunications engineers, researchers and developers; senior undergraduates and postgraduate students of telecommunications.

Since the publication of the first edition the number of GSM subscribers has exploeded and it is now deployed in more than 140 countries worldwide. Revised and updated GSM Switching, Services and Protocols now features the abundant new services and applications that GSM can provide. By focusing on the fundamentals of the mobile radio systems, it provides an excellent introductory insight to the whole area of GSM cellular radio. By providing an easy-to-follow instructive text, this second edition will have insight appeal to telecommunication engineers, researchers, adn developers. The highly graphical approach and numerous illustrations will also make it an indispensable reference for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in electrical and computer engineering.
– Details the GSM phase 2+ services, including new data and speech services and service platforms, such as AMR, ASCI. CAMEL and EFR
– Features a brand new chapter on General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
– Contains a completly revised and expanded chapter 'GSM - The story goes on'
– Presents new sections on Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and the migration to UMTS
– Includes expaned and updated chapters on Logical Channels and Channel Coding