An Introduction to Gsm (The Artech House Mobile Communications)

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Summary: Getting great reviews!
Review: "Each chapter is well written and presented so that the reader can either get an overview or use as a technical reference. Comes with an excellent index which allows the reader to delve straight to an obscure subset of GSM technology without wading through numerous pages beforehand. A useful conduit of information on GSM digital cellular, providing a historical, current, and future look at a high-value business sector." -- Telecomworldwire, June 199

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Summary: A poorly written book
Review: Although this book gives the reader much useful information on GSM, the style is poor and and needs editing by Artech House. when I first read the book I got out my marker pen and delated large sections of useless text. The explanation of Channel Coding and Signalling, 5.14.4, started by saying 'The passengers (user data) in an airplane may have all paid full fare, the plane may be safe, and the accomodations exceptional, but nobody is going anywhere without the a pilot and crew (signalling data). The book is still in my bookshelf as it is a handy reference manual on GSM, but I am sure there are better books on GSM out there.

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Summary: A poorly written book
Review: Although this book gives the reader much useful information on GSM, the style is poor and and needs editing by Artech House. when I first read the book I got out my marker pen and delated large sections of useless text. The explanation of Channel Coding and Signalling, 5.14.4, started by saying 'The passengers (user data) in an airplane may have all paid full fare, the plane may be safe, and the accomodations exceptional, but nobody is going anywhere without the a pilot and crew (signalling data). The book is still in my bookshelf as it is a handy reference manual on GSM, but I am sure there are better books on GSM out there.

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Summary: The best book for beginners
Review: This book gives a detailed information about GSM. I can recommend this book for beginners.

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Summary: Can be better
Review: This book is a good entrance to the GSM world and can still serve as a quick handbook for GSM.
But the main problem is with the additional unnecessary text that some times can distract the reader away from the technical point being explained.

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Summary: The best introduction to GSM we have found - please reprint!
Review: We are an engineering group that interfaces with new customers and our managers have selected this book as being an excellent initial source of information for both new engineers and new customers. The concepts involved are presented in concise and easily understood terms. We would like to purchase 5 copies to keep in our library. Please do let us know if they are printed again! Mike Scurlock, Sr. Manager, PCS1900, Northern Nelecom, Richardson, Texas 972-684-8284 Email [e-mail]