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(More customer reviews)Ignore the marketing description for this book! It most definitely is not a general primer on wireless technology, or the selection of such technologies for real-world applications. While the book does contain sections which attempt these goals, there are much better treatments elsewhere. These sections are generally too terse, disorganized, and grammatically bizarre to be pedagogically useful.
The bulk of the book is essentially an oral history of Lee's 30-year involvement in the wireless industry. The subject matter is very interesting: the history of AMPS, how the FCC selected the first-generation digital cellular systems, the development of CDMA at Qualcomm, and so on. A bit of this makes for entertaining reading. After a while, however, it begins to feel that the author is being overwhelmingly self-indulgent; in every story, it turns out that he had the pivotal suggestion, insight, or patent which made things work. This kind of self-aggrandizing is fine if done in the right way (e.g., with humor and an occasional tip of the hat to other contributors), however here I get the vibe that he is soon-to-retire and unfortunately insecure about his legacy.
Bottom line: Buy it if you want an autobiography of Lee, or perhaps if you are interested in the history of the industry. Look elsewhere to learn about wireless technology.
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