Chetan Sharma is a recognized industry expert in strategy and implementation of wireless data and pervasive computing ideas and solutions. Mr Sharma was formerly Leader of the Emerging Solutions practice at Luminant Worldwide. Prior to this, Sharma served as founder and principal of Luminant's wireless practice. In this role, he oversaw global client engagements, provided vision and strategic direction, conducted wireless research and development, and established partnerships with leading industry players. Yasuhisa Nakamura is Senior Vice President at NTT DoCoMo USA. He is a widely recognized specialist of wireless telecommunications industry with over 20 years of experience. Dr Nakamura holds more than 50 patents (awarded and pending) and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.

'This is a useful practical cookbook for those who are skilled in the art or who wish to be … Wireless data is here to stay, and this is an invaluable source of basic information.' IEE Review

• List of figures; About the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The impact of globalization; 3. Adoption trends and analysis by region; 4. Subscriber needs and expectations; 5. The wireless value chain; 6. Global wireless technologies: systems and architectures; 7. Global wireless technologies: network, access, and software; 8. Business models and strategies; 9. Business issues and challenges; 10. Technology issues and challenges; 11. Case studies; 12. Perspectives; 13. Future of wireless technologies, applications and services; 14. Conclusions and recommendations; References and recommended reading; Index.

Chetan Sharma is a recognized industry expert in strategy and implementation of wireless data and pervasive computing ideas and solutions. Mr Sharma was formerly Leader of the Emerging Solutions practice at Luminant Worldwide. Prior to this, Sharma served as founder and principal of Luminant's wireless practice. In this role, he oversaw global client engagements, provided vision and strategic direction, conducted wireless research and development, and established partnerships with leading industry players. Yasuhisa Nakamura is Senior Vice President at NTT DoCoMo USA. He is a widely recognized specialist of wireless telecommunications industry with over 20 years of experience. Dr Nakamura holds more than 50 patents (awarded and pending) and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.

'This is a useful practical cookbook for those who are skilled in the art or who wish to be … Wireless data is here to stay, and this is an invaluable source of basic information.' IEE Review

• List of figures; About the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The impact of globalization; 3. Adoption trends and analysis by region; 4. Subscriber needs and expectations; 5. The wireless value chain; 6. Global wireless technologies: systems and architectures; 7. Global wireless technologies: network, access, and software; 8. Business models and strategies; 9. Business issues and challenges; 10. Technology issues and challenges; 11. Case studies; 12. Perspectives; 13. Future of wireless technologies, applications and services; 14. Conclusions and recommendations; References and recommended reading; Index.

Chetan Sharma is a recognized industry expert in strategy and implementation of wireless data and pervasive computing ideas and solutions. Mr Sharma was formerly Leader of the Emerging Solutions practice at Luminant Worldwide. Prior to this, Sharma served as founder and principal of Luminant's wireless practice. In this role, he oversaw global client engagements, provided vision and strategic direction, conducted wireless research and development, and established partnerships with leading industry players. Yasuhisa Nakamura is Senior Vice President at NTT DoCoMo USA. He is a widely recognized specialist of wireless telecommunications industry with over 20 years of experience. Dr Nakamura holds more than 50 patents (awarded and pending) and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.

'This is a useful practical cookbook for those who are skilled in the art or who wish to be … Wireless data is here to stay, and this is an invaluable source of basic information.' IEE Review

• List of figures; About the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The impact of globalization; 3. Adoption trends and analysis by region; 4. Subscriber needs and expectations; 5. The wireless value chain; 6. Global wireless technologies: systems and architectures; 7. Global wireless technologies: network, access, and software; 8. Business models and strategies; 9. Business issues and challenges; 10. Technology issues and challenges; 11. Case studies; 12. Perspectives; 13. Future of wireless technologies, applications and services; 14. Conclusions and recommendations; References and recommended reading; Index.