 EDGE network planning and optimisation. Part I contains three chapters that focus on 2G-GSM Network planning and optimisation. Chapter 1 deals with the an overview of mobile networks. It deals with a brief history of mobile networks and its evolution. Concepts from information theory are explained briefly which are related to mobile network that would be required by network planning engineers. In conclusion an overview of the two main networks i.e. GSM and WCDMA is given. Chapter 2 focuses on GSM radio network planning and optimisation. That scope of radio network planning is explained along with some basic concepts that are required by radio network planning engineers to plan an efficient radio network. After this, process of radio network planning is explained followed by pre-planning and detail planning aspects. In conclusion, radio network optimisation process is explained. Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 follow a similar approach for Transmission and Core Network Planning. Both of these chapters cover scope, pre-planning, detail planning and optimisation for transmission and core networks respectively. Part II focuses on 2.5G- - GPRS and EDGE network planning and optimisation Chapter 5 focuses on GPRS and Chapter 6 focuses on EDGE Networks. Both these chapters introduce the GPRS and EDGE Networks respectively followed by the planning processes and optimisation for radio, transmission and core networks. Part III contains three chapters and focuses on the 3G-WCDMA Network Planning and Optimisation. Chapter 7, 8 and 9 deal with the radio, transmission and core networks respectively. The structure of these chapters is similar to that of chapter 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Part IV gives an overview of fourth generation networks. Though fourth generation networks are still a distant reality from a mobile subscriber perspective, it still needs some attention from people guiding the way of the mobile world. Hence, few pages are devoted in order to give a very brief overview of what is in the store for planning engineers. A nu