Spectrum Management
Using the Airwaves for Maximum Social and Economic Benefit

In this definitive guide to spectrum management, leading experts bring you up to date with current issues and future trends.

Martin Cave (Author), William Webb (Author)

9781107094222, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 October 2015

276 pages, 23 b/w illus. 28 tables
25.3 x 18 x 1.7 cm, 0.7 kg

'Martin Cave and William Webb are thought leaders in the field of spectrum management. Not have only have they come up with new engineering and policy ideas, they have implemented them as well, which makes this book essential reading.' Martin Sims, Policy Tracker

With this definitive guide to radio spectrum management, you will learn from leading practitioners how spectrum can be managed effectively and made available both now and in the future. All aspects of spectrum management are covered in depth, from the fundamentals of radio spectrum and technical and economic basics, to detail on methods such as auctions, trading, and pricing, and emerging approaches including shared and dynamic spectrum access and new ways of licensing. With the help of real-world case studies, you will learn how this knowledge comes together in practice, as the authors illustrate the role of spectrum in the wider economy and offer valuable insights into key future trends. Authoritative and up to date, and bringing together the key technical, economic, and policy issues into one definitive resource, this is the essential guide for anyone working or studying in areas related to radio spectrum management.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Overview
2. Technical basics
3. Economic basics
Part II. Markets: 4. Auctions
5. Trading
6. Pricing
Part III. Sharing: 7. Sharing modes and the commons
8. Dynamic spectrum access
Part IV. Topics: 9. The UHF band
10. Public sector
11. Economic value of spectrum
12. The future.

Subject Areas: WAP [wireless technology TJKW], Television technology [TJKV], Telephone technology [TJKT], Radio technology [TJKR], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ]