Emphasizing the role CDMA has played in the development of wireless communications and cellular mobile radio systems, the author takes you through the basic concepts of mobile radio systems and considers the principles of several different access - time division, frequency division and code division. Other topics covered include: Spread spectrum (SS) Forward error control coding technology CDMA communications in fading channels Pseudorandom signal information theory in relation to CDMA CDMA cellular communication network Complete with a useful appendix provides a statistical analysis of the decision moments of CDMA systems, Theory of Code Division Multiple Access Communications is a ready reference for any engineer seeking an understanding of the history and key concepts of this communication technology.