In the rapidly evolving world of third generation mobile systems, there is a constant demand for new features, increased bandwidth and standardized solutions. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is working to satisfy these demands and generate globally applicable technical solutions which can be implemented by equipment manufacturers and deployed within mobile wireless networks. The technologies recently agreed by 3GPP mark the next step in 3G's development — Super 3G mobile broadband.

This practical book, written by engineers working closely in 3GPP, gives insight into the new technologies adopted by 3GPP, demonstrating how they can be integrated together to develop Super 3G mobile broadband access.

The key technologies presented include multi-carrier transmission, advanced receivers, OFDM, advanced single-carrier transmission, MIMO and adaptive antenna solutions, advanced radio resource management, packet centric protocols and different radio network architectures. Their role and use in the context of mobile broadband access is explained, giving a complete picture of how the different components of a Super 3G broadband mobile network fit together as a whole.

This is a 'must-have' resource for hardware designers and software engineers, network operators and planners and network managers which give them an understanding of how to utilize the new technology and stay ahead of the competition

* The first explanation of the radio access technologies and key international standards for moving to the next stage of 3G evolution: fully operational mobile broadband.
* Explains the new technologies selected by the 3GPP to realise Super 3G mobilebroadband and demonstrates how they can be integrated with the standards
* Provides a comparison with other 3G systems such as IMT-2000, TD-SCDMA, DVB-H and WIMAX