Introductory Chapter: The Future of Mobile Communications

Motivated by the requirements for higher data rate, richer multimedia services, and broader radio range wireless mobile networks are currently in the stage evolving from the second-generation (2G), for example, global system for mobile communications (GSM), into the era of third-generation (3G) or beyond 3G or fourth-generation (4G). Universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) is the natural successor of the current popular GSM (http://www.3gpp.org) code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000) is the next generation version for the CDMA-95, which is predominantly deployed in North America and North Korea. Time division-sychrononous CDMA (TD-SCDMA) is in the framework of 3rd generation partnership project 2 (3GPP2) and is expected to be one of the principle wireless technologies employed in China in the future (http://www.3gpp.org; 3G TS 35.206). It is envisioned that each of three standards in the framework of international mobile telecommunications- 2000 (IMT-2000) will play a significant role in the future due to the backward compatibility, investment, maintenance cost, and even politics.

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Thinking about the future

Prospection, well-being, and mental health ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780198725046.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Andrew MacLeod

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Everyday Functioning ◽

Psychological Literature ◽

The Future ◽

Relative Neglect ◽

Evolutionary Success

The ability to think about the future has been fundamental to human evolutionary success, as well as to our everyday functioning. But, it also plays a key role in our emotional well-being and mental health. The growing recognition of the importance of prospection is shown by the burgeoning literature on the topic, including an expanding literature relating to well-being and mental health. This introductory chapter provides a brief overview of the importance of prospection, its relative neglect in the psychological literature and the recent blossoming of interest in the area. The chapter concludes with an overview of the material covered in the remainder of the book.

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1. Introduction

A Practical Approach to Conveyancing ◽

10.1093/he/9780198787563.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Robert M. Abbey ◽

Mark B. Richards

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

The Future

This introductory chapter begins with an overview of conveyancing, which is the process by which legal title to property is transferred. It then discusses the conveyancing of registered land; defensive lawyering and the conveyancing process; conveyancing and information technology; and the future of conveyancing.

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Telecommunications Technology for the First Decade of the 21st Century

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-531-3 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 531 ◽

Author(s):

R. W. Wyndrum

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Mobile Communications ◽

The Internet ◽

Digital Networks ◽

End User ◽

Full Spectrum ◽

Internet Video ◽

The Future ◽

Broad Array ◽

Ubiquitous Access

AbstractToday I will focus on telecommunications technology for the first decade of the 21st century. Few things incite speculation about the future more than a year ending in the numeral “zero.” With the approaching millennium and its near-mystical three zeroes, everyone everywhere hungers for a glimpse into the future. My vision of the telecommunications future shows a collective of universal capabilities made possible by limitless digital networks with ubiquitous access and functionality. Mobile communications, the Internet, video, telephony and a broad array of end-user services will be the major drivers moving network providers to fuse capability with transparency. Integration of the full spectrum of communication possibilities will be the trend of the 21st century.

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