This broadly applicable book introduces radio system planning, emphasizing theoretical and practical details for the planning of GSM, GPRS and UMTS mobile networks. It explains the key planning parameters for these systems and describes the common tasks in radio system planning.

Preface. 1. Introduction - Radio Propagation Environment. 2. Radio System Planning Process. 3. Configuration Planning and Power Budget. 4. Coverage Planning Criteria. 5. Radio Propagation Prediction. 6. Capacity Planning. 7. Frequency Planning. 8. Optimisation. 9. Radio Network Monitoring. 10. General Packet Radio System (GPRS). 11. Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). Index.