Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

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Supporting Wireless

Technologies

This chapter provides extensive coverage of existing mobile wireless

technologies. Much of the emphasis is on the highly anticipated

3G cellular networks and widely deployed wireless local area net-

works (LANs), as the next-generation smart phones are likely to offer

at least these two types of connectivity. Other wireless technolo-

gies that either have already been commercialized or are undergoing

active research and standardization are introduced as well. Because

standardization plays a crucial role in developing a new technology

and a market, throughout the discussion standards organizations and

industry forums or consortiums of some technologies are introduced.

In addition, the last section of this chapter presents ...