This book covers the full spectrum of TVWS including regulations, technology, standardizations and worldwide deployments. It begins with an introduction to cognitive radio and TVWS. The regulation activities in TVWS throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific are covered in depth. After a discussion of regulations, the authors examine the standardizations developed to specificy the enabling technologies of TVWS systems. The following chapter focuses on the key technologies that differentiate TVWS from conventinal wireless communication system