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 3. LICENSING AND REGULATION
 * Examples of relevant types of regulation

4. RADIO SPECTRUM
 * What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
 * How is the spectrum adjudicated?
 * Political issues
 * Explosion in spectrum demand
 * Spectrum scarcity or spectrum hoarding?
 * IEE 802.22
 * Developing countries advantage

5. ANTENNAS / TRANSMISSION LINES
 * Cables
 * Waveguides
 * Connectors and adapters
 * Antenna term glossary
 * Types of antennas
 * Reflector theory
 * Amplifiers
 * Practical antenna designs
 * Antenna measurements

NETWORKING

6. NETWORKING
 * Introduction
 * Cooperative communications
 * The OSI model
 * The TCP/IP model
 * The Internet Protocols
 * Internet Protocol Suite
 * Physical hardware
 * Putting it all together
 * Designing the physical network

7. WIFI FAMILY
 * IEEE 802: What is it, and why should I care?
 * The 802.11 standard
 * Deployment planning for 802.11 wireless networks