DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR TAIWAN AREAS

Personal communications services (PCS) is a set of capabilities that a llows some combination of terminal mobility, personal mobility, and se rvice profile management. In other words, PCS allows a person, by empl oying a unique personal number, to access telecommunications services anytime, anywhere, with the services controllable by the person himsel f or herself PCS has been widely recognized as one of the most signifi cant growth areas in telecommunications for the decade to come. This a rticle summarizes the Directorate General of Telecommunications' (DGT) PCS development plan for Taiwan, Republic of China. Furthermore, PCS R&D activities in the Telecommunication Laboratories, a DGT research i nstitute, are described in detail. Examples include the enhancement an d evolution of cellular systems, intelligent networks for PCS, wireles s access technology, field trials, propagation measurements and modeli ng, and RF technology.