Résumé
Industry insiders who pioneered some of the earliest General Packet Radio Service networks and applications speak out on markets, the GPRS business case, their implementation experience, and operational obstacles for providers and operators to hurdle now. Edited in clear, jargon-suppressed style by John Hoffman, Senior Consulting Director of the GSM Association, GPRS Demystified culls insightful contributions from companies in the mobile data industry who have "been there, done that" and are prepared to do it again. Profit from their experience as they tell you what you need to know about GPRS in real-world context
Contents-
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO GSM NETWORKING
- Chapter 1: Global Domination of GSM
- Chapter 2: Roaming Across Borders
- Chapter 3: Short Message Service and GSM Circuit-Switched Data
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PART 2: A PERSPECTIVE ON GPRS ADOPTION AROUND THE WORLD
- Chapter 4: GPRS Market Demand and Key Drivers
- Chapter 5: Market Positioning
- Chapter 6: The Enterprise Business Model
- Chapter 7: GPRS in the Mass Market
- Chapter 8: Portals
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PART 3: GPRS FOR DUMMIES LIKE ME (AND MAYBE YOU)
- Chapter 9: Cool High-Speed Data Services
- Chapter 10: Planning and Dimensioning
- Chapter 11: Implementation and Testing
- Chapter 12: IP Addressing
- Chapter 13: Access Point Names
- Chapter 14: GPRS Security
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PART 4: ITS THE APPLICATION, STUPID
- Chapter 15: WAP and Lessons Learned
- Chapter 16: M-Services
- Chapter 17: M-Commerce
- Chapter 18: Applications in a GPRS Environment
- Chapter 19: Interoperator Settlement
- Chapter 20: GPRS Roaming eXchange
- Chapter 21: Location-Based Services
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PART 5: UNLESS YOU CAN MAKE A GPRS TOASTER, YOU NEED A NEW GPRS TERMINAL DEVICE
- Chapter 22: Types of Devices and How They Grow
- Chapter 23: GPRS Devices
- Chapter 24: Environmental Issues
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PART 6: TOMORROW: JUST LIKE YESTERDAY WITH A BYTE OF THE UNKNOWN?
- Chapter 25: Testing and Approvals
- Chapter 26: Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
- Chapter 27: GPRS Evolution
- Chapter 28: All-IP Networks
- APPENDIX: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- CONTRIBUTORS
L'auteur - John Hoffman
has worked with the GSM Association since early 1997 as
a Senior Consulting Director responsible for numerous GSMA
initiatives, including the M-Services Requirements Program,
the GPRS Roaming Initiative, the M-Commerce Task Force, the
GSM Certification Forum, and the initial 3G Program Plan.
He has held various executive positions in the wireless
industry: Regional Director of Central and North Florida
for BellSouth Mobility; Chief Operating Officer of SONOFON
in Denmark; Director of BellSouth International in
Brussels, Belgium; General Manager of BellSouth Mobility
DCS in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Chief Operating
Officer of Pocket Communications in Washington, D.C. Mr.
Hoffman has management experience in all phases of an
operators wireless business, including sales, marketing,
technical engineering and operations, customer care,
distribution, and general profit and loss management. He
has managed the implementation, commercial launch, and
operations of wireless networks which include GSM 900, GSM
1900, US AMPS, and US DAMPS technologies in the United
States and Europe.
John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture and a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of Michigan, as well as a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Phoenix. He is a licensed Architect in the state of Colorado and is a keynote speaker at numerous conferences and seminars around the world. John writes and publishes an electronic newsletter, The Wireless Evolution Insider, which provides information about wireless data business sector. John resides in Charlotte, North Carolina and travels extensively on business-related activities.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Mc Graw Hill |
| Auteur(s) | John Hoffman |
| Parution | 07/01/2003 |
| Nb. de pages | 480 |
| Format | 18,5 x 23 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 765g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780071385534 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-07-138553-4 |
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