Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book provides full coverage of existing and near future fixed and mobile broadband including IoT, cloud computing, and AI, technologies, business, and regulation aspects. Written for professionals and graduate students alike, this book will provide readers a plethora of skills such as an understanding of future broadband access and cloud computing, including future metallic, cable, and optical access; an understanding of 5G technologies, including 5G New Radio, 5G Core, and its Software-Based Architecture, and many more within a single text. The authors begin with explaining the evolution of fixed and mobile telecommunications and move onto explaining the different types of areas which include internet technologies, future terrestrial and satellite broadband, mobile broadband, and more. As well as practical skills, the author covers the regulatory and business aspects of fixed and mobile broadband technologies, and explain the future of mobile broadband, discussing WiFi standards and potential challenges."-- Provided by publisher

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