This is the first comprehensive analysis of the practical applications of Code Division Multiple Access to today’s and tomorrow’s wireless communications systems. Presenting CDMA as a multiple access protocol for wireless indoor, outdoor, and land-mobile satellite communication systems, it provides engineers, researchers and students with a complete overview including a comparison of wired and wireless network systems, details of hybrid CDMA, and techniques to enhance the performance of CDMA-based systems. Complete with 180 illustrations, 400 equations, practical examples, and appendices.