Spectrum Management

Using the Airwaves for Maximum Social and Economic Benefit

Martin Cave, William Webb

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781107094222
• eBook ISBN: 9781316413180
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Mobile & Wireless Communications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

With this definitive guide to radio spectrum management, you will learn from leading practitioners how spectrum can be managed effectively and made available both now and in the future. All aspects of spectrum management are covered in depth, from the fundamentals of radio spectrum and technical and economic basics, to detail on methods such as auctions, trading, and pricing, and emerging approaches including shared and dynamic spectrum access and new ways of licensing. With the help of real-world case studies, you will learn how this knowledge comes together in practice, as the authors illustrate the role of spectrum in the wider economy and offer valuable insights into key future trends. Authoritative and up to date, and bringing together the key technical, economic, and policy issues into one definitive resource, this is the essential guide for anyone working or studying in areas related to radio spectrum management.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Plan of the book
• Abbreviations
• Part I Fundamentals
• Part II Economic management of spectrum
• Part III Sharing and other emerging approaches to spectrum management
• Part IV Case studies and conclusions
• About the authors
• Index