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Wireless and Cellular Communications presents an in-depth treatment of the wireless industry, available spectrum, radio propagation modeling, atmospheric and weather impacts, multipath, Doppler effect, fading and shadowing, microwave, millimeter waves, MIMO, and much more. The book explains important radio technologies such as CDMA and OFDMA, outlines their principles as well as their applications to modern radio standards from cdmaOne to LTE 4G & 5G. Chapters cover the radio access network as well as core network architecture.  About the author: Dr. Thomas Schwengler is a principal architect at CenturyLink; he held positions as director of RF engineering at Qwest Wireless, senior staff engineer at US WEST Advanced Technologies, and research engineer at France Telecom R&D. He has a master and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an engineering degree from Supélec, France.