1. Future Strategy for the New Millennium Wireless World

   • Ramjee Prasad
   • Marina Ruggieri

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 149 - 153

2. Future Directions for Mobile Communications Business, Technology and Research

   • Juha Rapeli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 173

3. The Future Generations of Mobile Communications Based on Broadband Access Methods

   • Shingo Ohmori
   • Yasushi Yamao
   • Nobuo Nakajima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 190

4. Development of Mobile Communications Systems Beyond Third Generation

   • Werner Mohr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 207

5. Future Mobile Communications Systems in Japan

   • Nobuo Nakajima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 224

6. High-Speed Downlink Access in 3G Systems: A Portent for the Evolution of 4G Systems?

   • Francis J. Mullany

   OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 235

7. IPv6 for Future Wireless Networks

   • Thomas Toftegaard Nielsen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 247

8. Overview on Technical Issues for Future Mobile Network and a Proposal of DLC Scheme in Wireless Link

   • Osamu Kato
   • Koichi Homma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 268

9. Convergence of Broadcast and New Telecom Networks

   • Ralf Keller
   • Thorsten Lohmar
   • Jörn Thielecke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 281

10. Integration of Terrestrial and Satellite Networks: Technology, Services and Applications

    • J. Farserotu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 290

11. New Challenges for Integrated Circuit Solutions

    • Joern Soerensen
    • Palle Birk
    • Zoran Zvonar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 302

12. Role of Antennas and Propagation for the Wireless Systems Beyond 2000

    • Jørgen Bach Andersen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 310

13. The Photonic Technologies Impact on the Next Generation Network

    • Yukou Mochida
    • Toshitaka Tsuda
    • Hideo Kuwahara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 322

14. Multitier Wireless Communications

    • Behnaam Aazhang
    • Joseph R. Cavallaro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 330

15. Applications of the Future Communications

    • Yves Depeursinge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 335

16. Applications Are the Drivers in the Mobile Information Society

    • Heikki Huomo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 341

17. Applications of Wireless Communication Technologies for Intelligent Transport Systems

    • Kiyohito Tokuda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 353

18. Research Challenges for 3G and Paving the Way for Emerging New Generations

    • Jorma Lilleberg
    • Ramjee Prasad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 362

19. Author Index Volume 17

    Authors Index Pages: 363 - 363

20. Instructions for Authors

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 365 - 369

21. Contents of Volume 17

    Volume Contents Pages: 371 - 372