What is the technical bible of the cell phone industry?

August 19, 2008 9:05 AM

Asking for a friend: What is a very good technical text for understanding current and future wireless telephony standards, beginning with the basics about CDMA and TDMA and covering through 3G, LTE, LTE-Advanced, WiMax and beyond?

He's looking for the "Bible" of wireless telephony, the equivalent of what Horowitz & Hill is to basic electrical engineering. Thanks.

posted by Pastabagel to Technology (2 answers total)

It isn't cell phone specific, but Digital Communications by Bernie Sklar covers pretty much every communications scheme through CDMA. It's a pretty broad text, though?
posted by kableh at 10:14 AM on August 19, 2008

Introduction to Mobile Telephone Systems

Good basic technical book for non-technical people... and costs only 20 bucks.

Disclaimer: Althos is my publisher, but this is not my book.
posted by three blind mice at 11:25 AM on August 19, 2008