1. Special Issue on “Designing Solutions for Unpredictable Future”

   • R. Prasad
   • M. Ruggieri

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 103 - 108

2. Heterogeneous Networks to Support User Needs with Major Challenges for New Wideband Access Systems

   • Werner Mohr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 137

3. Wireless Access Method to Ensure Each User's QoS in Unpredictable and Various QoS Requirements

   • Takahiro Shoji
   • Osamu Kato
   • Mitsuru Uesugi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 151

4. Wireless User Perspectives in the United States

   • William R. Krenik

   OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 160

5. Wireless User Perspectives in Europe: HandSmart Mediaphone Interface

   • Peter Antoniac
   • Petri Pulli
   • Hiroshi Sasaki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 174

6. From Personal Area Networks to Personal Networks: A User Oriented Approach

   • I.G. Niemegeers
   • S.M. Heemstra de Groot

   OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 186

7. User Needs for Services in UMTS

   • Ole M. Lauridsen
   • Anand R. Prasad

   OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 197

8. Displays for Mobile Communications Enabling New Markets and Applications

   • Rainer Kuhn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 212

9. Security in Wireless Communication

   • Mohammad Ghulam Rahman
   • Hideki Imai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 228

10. Security and Authentication in the Mobile World

    • Tero Ojanperä
    • Risto Mononen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 235

11. Authentication Services in Mobile Networks

    • Etsuo Kawada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 243

12. Impact of Security/AAA on Intelligent Transport Systems

    • Kiyohito Tokuda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 251

13. Introduction to Mobile Internet Technical Architecture

    • Petri Asunmaa
    • Sami Inkinen
    • Marko Suoknuuti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 259

14. Wireless IP and Its Challenges for the Heterogeneous Environment

    • Sudhir Dixit

    OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 273

15. Wireless Landscape – Need for Seamless Connectivity

    • Uma S. Jha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 283

16. Architectures for Heterogeneous Multi-Tier Networks

    • Joseph R. Cavallaro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 296

17. UWB Transmission and MIMO Antenna Systems for Nomadic Users and Mobile PANs

    • J. Farserotu
    • A. Hutter
    • A. Pollini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 317

18. Technology Challenges in the Development of Wireless Personal Area Networks

    • Marc Engels

    OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 329

19. A Lesson on Unpredictable Future

    • Heikki Huomo
    • Ernestina Cianca
    • Ramjee Prasad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 336