This third edition reflects the latest advances in mobile communications. In particular, the text expands coverage of wireless local area networks, low-speed wireless data, and wireless ATM. The book also addresses new standards for wireless LANs and high-speed broadband, as well as for wireless mesh networks, mobile ad hoc networks, and tandem connections of digital cellular, IEEE 802.11, and IEEE 8902.16 networks. The author also covers the development of very-short-distance wireless connectivity technologies, such as Bluetooth and ultrawideband technologies, along with the rise of third- and fourth-generation digital cellular systems and wireless multimedia communications.