Wireless Local Loop technology has rapidly advanced over the few years. WLL systems now encompass VSAT, WLAN, CDPD and many other advancing techniques.

This page is intended to supplement our Wireless Local Loop Page by providing links to various WLL Tutorial Resources on the basic theory of WLLs. In order to better understand the ins and outs of this technology, please explore the links below.

• ITU's "Handbook on Land Mobile, Vol. I"
• "Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Tutorial" by WebProForum.com
• "Wireless Local Loop (WLL)", White paper from the CDMA Developpment Ggroup on the use of CDMA for WLLs.
• "Endless Loop", by Jason Meyers, Global Telephony Online, Jan 21, 2002. Interesting article that outlines AT&T's abortive fling with WLL.
• "The First Wave of Wireless Local Loop"
• "All Over the Road - Wireless Local Loop Solutions"
• "The Last Mile: By Land Or By Air?", September 1998
• "What is Wireless Application Protocol?"
• "WLL Systems" by PHS MoU Group
• IEC's "WLL Tutorial"

• IEC's "GSM Tutorial"
• "Cordless Confusion" Wall Street Journal, 1997
• "How Does a Payphone Make Money for Its Owner?"
• "A Brief Overview of GSM"
• Mobile Data Initiative, next generation Homesite. This site has a number of white papers on GSM, PCS, and other mobile data technologies
• "Introduction to Reed-Solomon Codes"
• "NGN For Mobil Operators" Alcatel-Lucent
• IEEE Cellular and WLL Technical Update Tutorial, Tencon 2003, October 2003
• Download Esat's brief tutorial, "Wireless Local Loop Explained" — Thanks, Esat BT!