Broadband Wireless and Optical Communications – (M.Sc.)

Broadband wireless access is now the next communications revolution. It is a vital element in enabling next-generation quadruple play services (i.e. voice, video, data and mobility) and provides affordable and pervasive content access. As new video-rich, bandwidth-hungry services are developed, the challenge to deliver the next generation broadband networks is becoming more profound. This course has been developed to respond to the communication trend of massive infrastructure investment into optical and high speed broadband communications, especially WiMax.

This MSc deals with both the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the implementation and applications, of broadband communications technology. One of the unique features of this MSc is the inclusion of a significant number of specialist industrial lectures, which allows you to relate the theoretical and design aspects of broadband technology with the practical limitations of real-world constraints. In addition the Digital Signal Processing laboratory (financially supported by Texas Instruments) will give you hands-on experience using the DSP technology that can be found in computers, cellular phones, MP3 players, etc.

This course provides students with an understanding of all aspects of broadband communications from theory through implementation to applications. As a result students can expect to have obtained the skills that will lead to employment in any area of the communications/signal processing industry including optical networking, DSP design and implementation, cellular mobile, r.f. planning, broadband systems and general communications research and development. Finally, this MSc will also be an excellent base from which to pursue a PhD and possibly an academic career.