Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX

Principles, Technology, and Applications

Amitabh Kumar

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English

Focal Press
07 April 2008

Electrical engineering; Communications engineering & telecommunications; Television technology; WAP (wireless) technology

Written exclusively from broadcasters perspective, Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX will help you move ahead in the use of WiMAX technologies. Whether you are an engineer, content provider, manager, or operator and planning such services, this book helps you understand the dimensions of this new medium and integration of communication, broadcasting and Multimedia technologies. The book oulines migrating to a new generation of broadcasting which integrates the Mobile, Wireless and Fixed network domains, then gives you a complete picture on what is happening in the field.

The book is divided into five parts as follows:

PART I Gives an introduction to Broadband Wireless Technologies and Mobile WiMAX. Wi-Fi including 802.11a,b,n and g, WiMAX technologies with focus on Mobile WiMAX 802.16e, and provides a global overview of deployment of Wireless broadband networks.

PART-II is about Mobile Multimedia broadcasting and Mobile TV technologies, based on both cellular and broadband wireless.

PART III covers Resources for Mobile multimedia broadcasting and comprises of four structured chapters on Spectrum for WiMAX networks, WiMAX terrestrial broadcasting networks, client devices for WiMAX and an update of on chipsets developments.

Part IV is devoted to the Network Architectures and the integration of WiMAX with other networks, both fixed and mobile.

Part V deals with Software architectures and Applications which help the process of mobile multimedia broadcasting. Case studies of prominent networks are given with country specific examples.

By: Amitabh Kumar
Imprint: Focal Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 1.140kg
ISBN: 9780240810409
ISBN 10: 0240810406
Pages: 618
Publication Date: 07 April 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PART-I INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE MULTIMEDIA 1. Why WiMAX for Broadcasting 2. Introduction to Broadband Wireless Technologies 3. Introduction to Mobile Multimedia Part II: Broadband Wireless Technologies 4. Understanding WiMAX standards and Mobile WiMAX IEEE 802.16e 5. WiMAX Delivery -Terrestrial and Broadcast Networks 6. Broadband Wireless Networks ? Deployment Status worldwide 7. Standards Convergence in the Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting 8. Chipsets for Mobile WiMAX devices & WiMAX Handsets 9. Client Devices for WiMAX and Mobile WiMAX 10. Software Architectures for Mobile Multimedia Wireless Phones 11 . Spectrum for WiMAX Networks 12. Integrating WiMAX with conventional networks Part III: Mobile Broadcasting Technologies 13. Broadcasting Mobile Multimedia 14. Mobile TV Technologies ? A Strategic Overview 15. IPTV and WiMAX Part IV: Converged Architecture, Design and Applications 16 . Mobile Broadcasting using WiMAX ? A Technology overview 17. Broadcast Applications of WiMAX networks 18.WiMAX and Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting- Integrated Applications 19. Content Security in WiMAX Networks 20. The Business Case for Mobile WiMAX 21. Case Studies of WiMAX Networks - MobiTV - Sprint Nextel - Softbank - Clearwire - KDDI - Nortel-Brazil 22. WiMAX and Broadcasting: Future Trends

Amitabh Kumar has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, Internet and broadcast fields. Currently he is Director of Technology for Essel Group of companies, Head of Broadcasting Operations of the Zee Network, India and Singapore, and Chief Technical Officer for Dish TV India DTH Network. The Zee Network is the largest Broadcasting Network of India with over 45 channels broadcast to over 200 countries, while the DTH network has over 200 channels and over 5 million customers. Kumar was responsible for setting up India's first Pay DTH platform, Dish TV. He is also a member on the Board of Directors of Essel Shyam Telecommunications Ltd. and Procall India Ltd. Kumar is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industries' (CII's) Wireless Knowledge Working Group.