Broadband Wireless

摘要

This special issue of the Journal of High Speed Networks deals with an issue of significant current interest -Broadband Wireless. A very significant research effort is underway, both in the academia and industry, to increase the bandwidth available over wireless networks. Many of the application scenarios that will drive the 'wireless Internet' are predicated upon the availability of higher bandwidth. In popular discussions, broadband wireless is often equated with 3G/4G type solutions that provide high bandwidth wide area connectivity via cellular telephony networks. The articles in this issue however go beyond such narrow constructions of the term, and examine various research issues related to broadband wireless technology. We present perspectives from both academic researchers (from UIUC and Georgia Tech) and industrial researchers (from Nokia and IBM).