
Cellular Telephony: Wireless Roaming Pioneers
about two decades ago, hand-held mobile phones have shown a steady decrease in size and
cost, and an increase in functionality and availability. As a result, the number of users of
mobile phones surpassed that of fixed telephone service in March 2002, and this number
continues to grow at a steady rate, with the total worldwide market approaching two billion
users [22]. Similarly, wireless networks primarily accessed with laptop computers and
personal digital assistants (PDAs) have seen widespread deployment in private homes and
businesses in the years preceding the publication of this text.
However, a considerable ...