The antennas and propagation are of fundamental importance for the radio coverage, capacity and quality of all wireless communication systems. This book presents the basic principles governing antennas and propagation, without excessive use of mathematics, covering both terrestrial and satellite radio systems in the context of application of both mobile and fixed systems. It also provides the reader with practical prediction techniques for the design and analysis of a wide range of basic wireless communication systems. It includes material on new technologies and new propagation models, as well as several application examples and several problems to be solved at the end of each chapter.

In particular, it includes:
- Overview of the fundamental electromagnetic principles governing propagation and antennas
- Basic concepts of antennas and their application in specific wireless systems
- Propagation measurements, modeling and prediction for line-of-sight, macrocells, microcells, picocells, and megacells
- Modeling of narrowband and wideband channels and the effect of the channel on the performance of communication systems
- Methods for dealing with and mitigating channel impairments to improve performance using diversity, adaptive antennas, and equalizers.

A book essential for undergraduate and graduate students as well as professional engineers in the field of wireless communications.