Wireless Communication, Portable Devices and Use

Sammendrag/Abstract: The current state of development in portable devices and wireless technology has brought us to the brink of new era. Given the present frame of technological possibilities and opportunities within the market, it is inevitable that the times ahead will bear witness to the production of small, highly-specialized devices for highly specified areas of application. Many of these will include components for proximal and/or global network connectivity. On the other end of the spectrum, the coming decade will also yield the development and productification of " all-in-one " wireless devices  devices hosting a very wide spectrum of functionalities  including applications related to communication and work/business support, as well as " on demand " entertainment. The intention of this report is therefore to provide an impression of the current status in portable and wireless technologies, both networks and devices, and to sketch out some future directions of development and possible use. The chapters within this document are written and organized such that they can be read as independent units, or as a whole. The subject matter addressed herein includes: