GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is global mobile data technology. More important it is a step en route to next-generation wireless, or 3G, for many networks in the US and most networks in Europe and Asia. Questions like "when can we expect European take-up of GPRS?", "what kind of roaming will the standards bodies adopt?", "what functionality will first-generation terminals provide?", or "how will GPRS change the basic business practices of GSM operators?" all need to be answered before implementations proceed. This book helps the wireless industry gets its arms around the issues with contributions from many of the pioneering companies in the mobile data industry. It equips professionals with plain English explanations of technology, markets, billing systems, terminals and management challenges.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL, FUN WAY TO MASTER THE BASICS OF CRYPTOGRAPHY Cryptography is not just for specialists. Now every wireless message, wireless phone call, online transaction, and email is encrypted at one end and decrypted at the other. “Crypto” is part of the job description for network designers, network engineers, and telecom developers. If you need cryptography basics—but dread the thick tomes that are your only other option—help is at hand. Cryptography Demystified puts the fundamentals into a 35-module, learn-by-doing package that’s actually fun to use. You must read this book if— * You prefer your simplifications from an expert who understands the complexities * 6 years of success as a short course for students and professionals works for you * you enjoy hearing the phrase “nothing to memorize” * ecommerce, email, network security, or wireless communications is part of your bailiwick * cracking cryptography means a jump up the career ladder * the words “public-key cryptography,” “channel-based cryptography,” and “prime numbers” pique your interest * best-practices cryptography is the only secure way for you—and your company—to go One of the most complex subjects in Information Technology, cryptography gets its due in this down-to-earth, self-teaching tutorial—the first to make the basics of the science truly accessible.

This handbook is designed to demystify IP telephony for business people and technology generalists. It discusses: IP protocol breakdown -SIP, H.323, Megaco/H.248; quality of service - IntServ, DiffServ, and MPLS; integrating voice into a LAN data environment; and cost and service implications.

Unlike most other references on the market, this next-generation resource goes well beyond Bluetooth specifications and thoroughly examines different implementation approaches - as taught by a "master instructor." This book discusses Bluetooth in detail, covering both operational characteristics as well as its use as a wireless communications system. It addresses the coexistence of Bluetooth with other wireless networks and provides information on the significant security problems that exist when communicating without wires. It is based on 2 very popular and highly effective courses the author has been teaching for more than a year.

Within the next few years, 40% - 50% of all companies will attempt to execute a wireless application strategy--bringing the number of wireless data users to a whopping 36 million by 2003! Wireless LANs are now considered the best bet for wirelessly enabling business since the technology can be quickly and inexpensively deployed using existing infrastructure. * Shows how to wirelessly enable employees to work from any location within the office, as well as home and outside locations * Discusses the different wireless protocols and standardes: 802.11, Bluetooth, WAP, CDMA, 3G, etc. * Covers all the benefits of wireless LANs, with specific cost reductions and support solutions * Includes "insider" information about deploying Microsoft .NET-related wireless LAN applications.

Everything telecom professionals need to know about using SMS on mobile devices, and the incredible financial possibilities of doing so.

Wireless data, the high-speed transfer of email, stock information, messages, and even video and audio across wireless networks, is expected to become a$7.5 billion business within the next three years. This resource unpacks the networks, technologies, and protocols that make it all possible and explains how to cash in on this massive new telecom market. * Includes basic network deployment and design concepts * Covers implementing fixed wireless and WLL (wireless local loop) * Details managing and maintaining high-speed wireless data networks