This book collects holistic perspectives contributed by leading professionals to explore strategic considerations regarding potential opportunities and issues in mobile commerce. These professionals' discussions and contributions focus on providing a comprehensive understanding surrounding...

This book provides an introduction to topics related to the methodologies developed to support data management in asymmetric communication environments. This book is based on a number of self-contained chapters and provides an opportunity for practitioners and researchers to explore the...

This book presents a vision for the coming years in terms of emerging fourth generation (4G) wireless technology trends and best practices. It explores the resulting challenges and technical opportunities that will arise in creating and delivering 4G networks for the emerging applications and...

1. Fundamentals of empirical propagation modeling for outdoor scenarios / Sergio Hernández Gaona -- 2. Channel modeling for vehicle-to-vehicle communications and networking / David W. Matolak -- 3. Modulation and coding techniques for inter-vehicular communications / Corneliu Eugen D. Sterian...

"This book offers insights into current and future communication technologies for a converged Internet that promises soon to be dominated by multimedia applications, at least in terms of bandwidth consumption"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides an in-depth exploration of cognitive radio and its applications in mobile and/or wireless network settings,combining a discussion of existing literature with current and future research to create an integrated approach in solving the complex problems and future challenges of...

The dramatic growth of the wireless communication industry has resulted in searches for new technologies to provide broader bandwidth per user channel, better quality, and new value-added services. Employing smart antennas presents an elegant and relatively economical way to improve the...

In recent years, the field of multimedia communication in wireless and mobile video has grown in attraction. As the number of networks, types of devices, and content representation formats increase, the need for multimedia transcoding in wireless and mobile networks intensifies in order to...

"This book explores some of the latest advances in wireless communication technologies, making use of empirical research and analytical case studies to evaluate best practices in the discipline"--Provided by publisher.