This book describes how global mobile communication was made. It is written for those who
want or need to know how this was achieved e.g.:
† Young professionals who want to build their career on GSM and UMTS and need to
understand the basics
† Strategic and technical planners who want to drive the future GSM and UMTS develop-
ment
† Strategists who plan to repeat GSM’s success in the fourth generation
† Academics, who want to understand and analyse the development of GSM and UMTS;
† Activists in other large scale international communication projects who want to use
experiences gained
