WCDMA for UMTS, 2nd Edition

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: excellent handbook for wcdma and umts technology

I am a phd candidate in the field of mobile communications. This book has offered a lot in my research. I use it quite often as a reference in my published work

i definitely recommend it to anyone who want an introduction or even an insight into WCDMA

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Summary: Second step in CDMA Design and Opt.
Review: If you know the basics of any CDMA system (IS-95, CDMA 2000,etc...), this book is going to be very useful to understand the basic design and opt. concepts related to UMTS. But if you are not familiar with DSSS basics you may get lost in the first 3 chapters.

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Summary: Severe Printing Error in this Book
Review: My copy has a severe printing error in which the first part of chapter 8 is reprinted in place of the last part of chapter 8 and the first part of chapter 9.

This ruins the Radio Network Planning and Radio Resource Management chapters.

If you do buy the book, check for this defect immediately and return within the 30 day return window if you want a refund.