Essentials of modern spectrum management

Essentials of Modern Spectrum Management

Volumn 9780521876698, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-265

  Cave, Martin ^a   Doyle, Chris ^a   Webb, William ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b OFCOM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

CASE-STUDIES; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; NETWORK PLANNERS; PROPERTY RIGHT; RADIO SPECTRA; SPECTRUM COMMONS; SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT; SPECTRUM TRADING;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84929715495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511536724     Document Type: Book

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