Broadband Access: Wireline and Wireless - Alternatives for Internet Services

Acknowledgments

Thanks are given to the experts who provided assistance for the chapters on DSL technology: George Ginis, Ken Kerpez, Vladimir Oksman, Craig Schelp, Massimo Sorbara, and Arlynn Wilson. Thanks also are given to Marilynn Starr for her support and assistance.

Steve would like to thank the following people for their generous help, excellent comments and reviews for portions of his chapters: Frank Effenberger, Alon Bernstein, Chris Look, Onn Haran, Jeff Mandin, Lior Khermosh, Bob Murray, Valy Ossman, and Jim Dahl. Steve also wants to thank PMC-Sierra for allowing some of his white paper material to be adapted for this book.

Arvind would like to acknowledge the significant contributions of his wife, Sanchita Shetty, for painstakingly generating all the figures in the wireless chapters, and her unwavering support throughout the writing of this book. He would also like to express his heartfelt gratitude to Paul Chiuchiolo, Rich Kobylinski, Milap Majmundar, and Tom Novlan, for reviewing the wireless section of the book and providing excellent feedback for improving the quality and accuracy of the manuscript. Finally, he would like to thank his family and all his wonderful friends in Austin for their love and encouragement.