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A Survey on Progress and Standardization Trends in Wireless Communications

Makoto Miyake
M-TEC Company Limited., Kamakura City, Japan

Abstract—Progress of digital wireless communications and recent trends in standardizations are reviewed, addressing the main features and driving factors of innovations. This progress is driven by research on information theory, in¬ventions of communication technologies, and advances in semiconductor technologies. Trends of technology integra¬tion and system integration are observed. It is also observed that innovations have been done in a concatenated manner; innovative systems and technologies are developed, influ¬encing each other and causing further innovations. It is expected that wireless communications will keep playing important roles in the networked knowledge society in the 21st century.

Index Terms—IMT¬Advanced, innovation, Metcalfe's law, standardization, system integration, technology integration, wireless systems

Cite:Makoto Miyake, "A Survey on Progress and Standardization Trends in Wireless Communications," Journal of Communications, vol. 4, no.7, pp.509-520, 2009