It is very up-to-date and practical book, written by engineers working closely in 3GPP, gives insight into the latest technologies and standards adopted by 3GPP, with detailed explanations of the specific solutions chosen and their implementation in HSPA and LTE. An overview of other related systems such as TD SCDMA, CDMA2000, and WIMAX is also provided. This is a 'must-have' resource for engineers and other professionals who work with cellular or wireless broadband technologies who need to know how to use new technology to stay ahead of the competition. The authors of this book all work at Ericsson Research and are very involved in the development of 3G and 3G standardization since the beginning of the study. * Gives the first explanation of the radio access technologies and key international standards for moving to the next stage of 3G evolution: fully operational mobile broadband * Describes the new technologies selected by the 3GPP to bring High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) for mobile broadband * Gives both higher-level summary and detailed explanations of HSPA and LTE as specified by 3GPP