Gigahertz and Terahertz Technologies for Broadband Communications

This book is the first to deliver a comprehensive yet concise critical appraisal of broadband technologies for high-speed Internet access. It gives you a lightly-technical overview of existing and future mobile and fixed systems that use gigahertz or terahertz frequencies, and serves as a handy reference for complete information on most high-speed Internet support systems that are currently in use or will come into use before 2015. The book makes extensive use of photographs of actual systems, graphs depicting market developments and diagrams of important system characteristics to supply real-world information that helps you understand the realm of broadband carriers and their technologies. Plus, it explains how these technologies interact using digital signaling in gigahertz and terahertz frequencies.