UMTS Network Planning and Development
Design and Implementation of the 3G CDMA Infrastructure
- 1st Edition - December 17, 2003
- Authors: Chris Braithwaite, Mike Scott
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 6 0 8 2 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 7 4 6 5 - 6
UMTS is the wireless network technology behind the rollout of Third Generation (3G) mobile telecoms networks which will bring video, music and internet services to the cellphone… Read more

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Request a sales quoteUMTS is the wireless network technology behind the rollout of Third Generation (3G) mobile telecoms networks which will bring video, music and internet services to the cellphone and a range of electronic products.Chris Braithwaite and Mike Scott use their extensive experience of training engineers across Europe, and their backgrounds in working with Nokia, Ericsson and Orange to deliver a uniquely practical guide written from the perspective of the engineer and network planner. This guide is a valuable addition to the literature on UMTS which to date has been dominated by theoretical and reference works. The authors consider each of the key topics of UMTS/WCDMA and 3G rollout in terms of Coverage, Capacity and Quality of Service- the key considerations for all engineers and managers working in 3G telecoms.
*A real-world design guide with cookbook-style instructions and rules of thumb, not another R&D-level book or crib to the standards.*Covers the hot engineering issues in UMTS planning, design and implementation.*UMTS is the natural evolutionary choice for operations of GSM networks, currently representing a customer base of more than 747 million end users in over 180 countries and representing over 70% of today's digital wireless market[source: GSM Association]
Mobile Telecommunications engineers and managers: manufacturers, vendors and operators. Network planning engineers and managers, UMTS systems developers, R&D engineers, EE students.
Part 1: Introduction to the Network Planning Model (Coverage, Capacity & QoS)Chapter 1 Introduction to 3G UMTSChapter 2 W-CDMA Network PlanningPart 2: Capacity and Network PlanningChapter 3 Detailed Network PlanningChapter 4 Network DimensioningPart 3: Coverage and Network PlanningChapter 5 2G Co-PlanningChapter 6 Quality of ServicePart 4: Quality and Network PlanningChapter 7 Uplink and Downlink BudgetsPart 5: Optimisation and Network PlanningChapter 8 Microcell PlanningChapter 9 Radio Resource ManagementChapter 10 3G Planning Methods & ToolsChapter 11 Nominal planning and site selectionChapter 12 Detail Site DesignPart 6: 3G DevelopmentChapter 13 3G Key DriversChapter 14 Wireless Technologies
- No. of pages: 344
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 17, 2003
- Imprint: Newnes
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750660822
- eBook ISBN: 9780080474656
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Chris Braithwaite
Affiliations and expertise
Cellular Telecoms trainer and consultant; clients include Nokia, Viag-Interkom, Vodafone, DigicellMS
Mike Scott
Affiliations and expertise
Cellular telecoms implementation consultant; clients including Orange, Ericsson, O2 (Cellnet), BT and T-MobileRead UMTS Network Planning and Development on ScienceDirect