42-A history of transatlantic cables. 52-Issues and trends in RF and mixed signal integration and partitioning. 59-Femtocell networks: a survey. 68-Evolution and standardization of the smart antenna system for software defined radio. 76-On TCP performance enhancing proxies in a wireless environment. 84-Carrier scale Ethernet [Guest Editorial]. 88-Ethernet as a carrier grade technology: developments and innovations. 96-Carrier ethernet. 104-Scaling provider ethernet. 110-Provider link state bridging. 118-GMPLS controlled ethernet: an emerging packet-oriented transport technology. 126-Synchronous ethernet: a method to transport synchronization. 136-Ethernet ring protection for carrier ethernet networks. 144-Integrated circuits for communications [Guest Editorial]. 146-Transmitter development for cellular integrated circuits. 154-Deep submicron CMOS technology enables system-on-chip for wireless communications ICs. 162-Integrated true-time-delay-based ultra-wideband array processing. 174-A cross-layer architecture for signaling in multihop cellular networks. 184-Interworking of WLAN-UMTS networks: an IMS-based platform for session mobility.