Title :
Review of European activities concerned with defining the satellite component of UMTS
Author :
Sheriff, R.E. ; Hu, Y.F. ; Gardiner, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bradford Univ., UK
Abstract :
The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) will predominantly be a terrestrial mobile system, however, it is envisaged that a satellite component will also be required. Bearing this in mind, two major European projects, COST 227 and SAINT, are currently in the process of defining a satellite component of UMTS. This paper summarises the key results of both projects, comparing and contrasting the two projects´ approach to the task of defining the satellite component of UMTS
Keywords :
mobile satellite communication; radiotelephony; research initiatives; COST 227; European activities; European projects; SAINT; UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; satellite component; terrestrial mobile system;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Communications Towards the Year 2000, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
