Wireless Internet Crash Course (McGraw-Hill Telecom Portable Consultant) - Softcover

Kikta, Roman; Fisher, Al; Courtney, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071382127 ISBN 13: 9780071382120

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 2001

Synopsis

This text provides a crash course in the wireless Internet. WAP, SMS, i-mode, and Bluetooth are all compared and contrasted for their respective strengths and weaknesses, along with the existing and potential wireless markets. Other topics are mobile applications development languages and interoperability issues.

About this title

About the Authors

Roman Kikta is Director, Strategy and Business Creation, Nokia Ventures Organization/ Nokia Corporation. He is a seasoned wireless communications industry veteran, innovator, and visionary. During his 17 years in wireless communications, he has held product planning and development, marketing, and market/ business development positions with leading wireless manufacturers including Nokia Mobile Phones, Panasonic, GoldStar, and OKI Telecom. Mr. Kikta has influenced several cellular mobile, transportable and portable phone model designs, features, and functionality. His efforts have resulted in the first cellular payphone, first cellular PBX adjunct ("BusinessLink"), voice recognition dialers, as well as the first PCS product launch in the United States. Mr. Kikta possesses exceptional insight, foresight, and understanding of global market needs, from anthropological, sociological, and psychological perspectives. He is cognizant of opportunities provided by existing and future wireless and broadband communications, Internet, and related technologies and businesses. Mr. Kikta, a graduate of Rutgers University in New Jersey, is a co-author of the books CDMA IS-95 for Cellular and PCS: Technology, Economics & Services; Delivering xDSL; and 3G Cellular and PCS Demystified. He has also written several articles published in industry magazines and has served as a guest speaker on various wireless communications and Internet issues both in the United States and internationally. Roman was made "Fellow" by the Radio Club of America in Nov. 2000. This honor is bestowed on those who have distinguished themselves in the communication industry.

Al Fisher is a Product Marketing Engineer for the Anritsu Company based in the company's North American Headquarters in Richardson, Texas. He has over 16 years experience in the cellular industry, including engineering, product development, and product management while working for manufacturers such as Oki telecom and Uniden. Mr. Fisher has presented many technical seminars on new products and technology in the United States and abroad and has published many trade magazine articles. He serves on numerous TIA Cellular Standards Committees and is a member of IEEE. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University.

From the Back Cover

CUT THROUGH THE HYPE! INDUSTRY INSIDERS COMPARE AND CONTRAST WIRELESS INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AND MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL

Need to know how i-mode stacks up against SMS or WAP? Or the inside scoop on Bluetooth? Confused about XML and WML? Making sound dollars-and-cents business decisions about wireless internet technologies just got a lot easier! In Wireless Internet Crash Course each of the competing technologies is put under a microscope and dissected feature by feature so you know all their respective strengths and weaknesses, distinguishing characteristics, and which can best meet your company's needs.

The hard-to-get, detailed marketing analysis found in this plain-English, no-nonsense resource gives you the power to evaluate, decide, and lead in a field that moves at the speed of light and where a wrong decision can cost your company millions of dollars.

An indispensable companion for wireless telecom managers, developers, network managers, engineers, technicians, sales and marketing personnel, and savvy investors, and required reading for any industry executive competing in the mobile applications arena, Wireless Internet Crash Course is your best guide through the confusing maze of wireless internet technologies.

LOOK INSIDE FOR . . .

* The comparative strengths and weaknesses of SMS, i-mode, WAP, Bluetooth, and other wireless internet technologies
* An analysis of existing and potential wireless internet markets with a focus on where the real money is and will be in the future
* Detailed coverage of interoperability issues
* The inside scoop on mobile application development languages, including XML, c-HTML, WML
* 2.5G and 3G solutions and requirements
*"Real world" business models

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071382127
• ISBN 13: 9780071382120
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350