References
Articles
Adachi, Fumiyuki, Mamoru Sawahashi, and Hirohito Suda. "Wideband DS-CDMA for Next Generation Mobile Communications Systems." IEEE Communications Vol. 36, No. 9: September 1998.
Correia, Luis, and Ramjee Prasad. "An Overview of Wireless Broadband Communications." IEEE Communications Vol 35, No. 1: January 1997.
Dahlmann, Erik, Bjorn Gudmundsun, Mats Nilsson, andJohan Skold. "UMTS/IMT02000 Based on Wideband CDMA." IEEE Communications Vol. 36, No. 9: September 1998.
Honcharenko, Walter, Jan Kruys, Daniel Lee, and Nitin Shah. "Broadband Wireless Access"., IEEE Communications Vol. 35, No. 1: January 1997.
Kniseley, Donald, Sarath Kumar, Subhasis Laha, and Sanjiv Nanda. "Evolution of Wireless Data Services, IS-95 to cdma2000." IEEE Communications Vol. 36, No. 10: October 1998.
Larson, Doug. "DBS vs. Cable." Communications Technology Magazine Vol. 16, No. 5: April 1999.
Morinaga, Norihiko, Masao Nakagawa, and Ryuji Kohmo. "New Concepts and Technologies for Achieving Highly Reliable and High-Capacity Multimedia Wireless Communications Systems." IEEE Communications Vol 35, No. 1: January 1997.
Internet Resources
www.fcc.gov/oet/info/database/spectrum/spinvtbl.pdf
U.S. Spectrum Inventory Table
nwest.nist.gov
Broadband Fixed Wireless site hosted by NIST
grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/16/
IEEE 802.16 Broadband Fixed Wireless
literature.omega.com/posters.html
Spectrum allocation chart
Third Generation Partner Project, supporting 3G based on UTRA, the European approach to W-CDMA
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, Japan. Spectrum managers for Japan. This site is in Japanese only
CDMA Development Group, supporting 3G based on IS-95, the Qualcomm approach to W-CDMA
NYU Law School Communications Media Center
A consumer's guide to DBS from the DBS Connection
The home page for DirecTV, with mostly programming choices
FCC Mass Media Bureau, for television and radio information
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology
Telecom Act of 1996
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; PCS, xMDS, WCS
IMT-2000 Web site, hosted by the ITU
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/119.html
Satellite Home Viewing Act, paragraph 119, which discusses royalties and broadcast restrictions on DBS
National Telecommunications and Information Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/osmhome.html
Spectrum allocation information from the U.S. Department of Commerce/NTIA/Office of Spectrum Management
U.K. Office of Telecommunications. Spectrum managers for the United Kingdom
Skybridge, a LEO
Web site for SpectraPoint, an LMDS equipment vendor
Provides wireless service to a tough audience: Brooklyn
Web site for Teledesic, a LEO
Universal Wireless Communications, supporting 3G based on the TDMA
Wireless Cable Association; MMDS information
A wireless weekly