Wireless Messaging Demystified: SMS, EMS, MMS, IM, and others

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1: A INTRODUCTION TO THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY

Introduction

The Wireless Playing Field

MNVOs

The Value Proposition of Wireless Messaging

Today's Business Drivers for Wireless Messaging

The Wireless Value Chain: Who Supplies What to Whom?

Introduction to Acronyms and Industry Terms

WAP and DoCoMo

The Scene is Set

CHAPTER 2: TECHNOLOGY AND MARKET OVERVIEW

How Will These Networks Affect Messaging?

WWAN Technologies: Including CDMA2000 1xRTT, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and W-CDMA

Duel and More

Bluetooth

WLANs

WWAN, WLAN, and Bluetooth Technology Comparison

3G Driving Applications

A Nokia 3G Application Case Study

The Future of 3G

CHAPTER 3: WIRELESS MESSAGING TODAY

Some Important Attributes of Today's Wireless Messaging

Regionality: The Regional Nature of Wireless

What is Short Message Service (SMS)?

GSM versus Non-GSM SMS Architectures

Instant Messaging (IM): What Is It and Where Is It Going?

WAP: The Mobile Internet

The Bearer Channel: How the Messages Get to Phones

Circuit Switched Versus Packet Switched

Details by Market Region

The European Union's (EU's) Messaging Addiction

Mobile Device Overview

Getting Around the Text Input Problem

CHAPTER 4: APPLICATIONS OF WIRELESS MESSAGING

From Person-to-Person (P2P) Messaging to Content and Services

Following i-mode's Lead

What Happened to WAP?

Messaging in the United States

What Makes a Wireless Messaging Application?

What Are the Challenges Faced by the Various Parties Involved in Implementing Wireless Applications?

A Survey of Wireless Messaging Applications

Personal Services

Professional Services

Wireless Payment and Mobile Commerce

Opportunities for Wireless Services in Remote Purchases

The Future of Wireless Messaging Applications

CHAPTER 5: WIRELESS MESSAGING INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure Overview

Components of Wireless Messaging Solutions

The Wireless Services Stack

Physical Layer: Accessing the Network

The Critical Role of the SMSC

Connecting to the Carrier

QoS of SMS

Major SMSC Providers

Wireless Gateways

WAP: The Mobile Internet

CHAPTER 6: WIRELESS MESSAGING'S FUTURE: A LOOK DOWN THE ROAD

Wireless Messaging--Post 2G

Next-Generation Wireless Messaging Services

MMS--Dial M for Multimedia

Wireless Messaging and Location-Based Services (LBS)

Voice and Wireless Messaging

Wireless Number Portability (WNP)

GLOSSARY

INDEX