Introduction to CDMA Communications is an in-depth study of the spread spectrum techniques and their applications in mobile communications. It starts by providing the reader with a solid foundation in the field of digital communications, which is essential to an unequivocal understanding of CDMA technology, and explains thoroughly the fundamentals and characteristics of the cellular CDMA communications. Additionally, it addresses the international standards used in the design of CDMA systems.

* A clear and thorough description of the principles and applications of spread spectrum techniques in multi-user mobile communications.
* Contains Matlab-based worked examples and excercises and a clear presentaion of the high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) technique used in 3G WCDMA
* Provides an accessible explanation of the air interface standards used in IS-95 A/B, cdma2000 and 3G WCDMA