Mobile Telecommunications Factbook
by Nathan J. Muller
This comprehensive and well-written book covers many aspects of mobile telecommunications, including cellular networks, mobile messaging, mobile computing, remote access, wireless PBXs, wireless LANs, wireless local loop, and satellite communications.
The book strikes a good balance - there's plenty of technical detail here, and it is accurate and well-organized. However, a readable style is maintained, and the book is appropriate for anyone who wants to learn more about mobile telecommunications, including wireless data transmission. Plenty of real-world examples of wireless systems are provided, with details of availability and pricing.
Highly recommended.
A Manager's Guide to Wireless Telecommunications
by Ron Schneiderman
As the title implies, this book doesn't go into any technical detail, offering only a very broad overview of wireless telecommunications. At 135 small-format pages, it may be a little too broad - the book is not much longer than a long magazine article. Also, unlike other books from AMACOM I've reviewed, this one is poorly edited - typos and jumbled sections make for confusing reading.
The material that's here is of good quality, but it covers a wide range of topics, so I would recommend this book only to someone who really wants only the very broadest overview. Mobile Telecommunications Factbook contains far more information for the same price.
Second Generation Mobile & Wireless Networks
by Uyless Black
This is an extremely technical tome suitable for engineers. The chapter titles should give you an idea of the subject matter:
- Digital AMPS
- GSM
- IS-136
- IS-95
- IS-41-C and IS-634
- Satellite PCS
- Data Operations
- Wireless Local Loop
- Third Generation Mobile Systems
This book is well-written and highly detailed, with plenty of charts and diagrams. I'll say it again - this one is very technical. Engineers, programmers and others who need to get into the guts of mobile networking technologies will love it, but managers and end-user types won't make it through the second chapter.
