Wireless Messaging Demystified: SMS, EMS, Mms, Im, and Others / Edition 1 available in Paperback
Wireless Messaging Demystified: SMS, EMS, Mms, Im, and Others / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 0071386297
- ISBN-13:
- 9780071386296
- Pub. Date:
- 10/23/2002
- Publisher:
- McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
- ISBN-10:
- 0071386297
- ISBN-13:
- 9780071386296
- Pub. Date:
- 10/23/2002
- Publisher:
- McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Wireless Messaging Demystified: SMS, EMS, Mms, Im, and Others / Edition 1
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ISBN-13: | 9780071386296 |
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Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing |
Publication date: | 10/23/2002 |
Series: | Demystified |
Pages: | 408 |
Product dimensions: | 7.32(w) x 9.36(h) x 0.95(d) |
About the Author
Colin Matthews, President and CEO of Infomatch, brings more than 20 years of experience in establishing, growing, and managing high-tech companies. Previously a Vice President and Corporate Officer with Sedona Corporation (NASDAQ: SDNA) and President of the firm's software division, Sedona GeoServices, Colin assumed responsibility for turning the company around and positioning it as an Application Service Provider (ASP), serving the Business Intelligence/ERP and information delivery markets.
Geof Wheelwright is a journalist and author with 22 years of experience in covering the telecommunications and high technology sector. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, as well as NASDAQ International Magazine and Canada's National Post. In addition, he regularly writes for a number of British and North American trade journals, and provides consulting services.
Donald Longueuil is a Wireless Analyst for the research and consulting fir, In-Stat, a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier Publications. For almost 4 years, Mr. Longueuil has been an advisor to CEOs, senior management, and investment professionalson global telecommunications issues, identifying and analyzing trends to telecom operators. Mr. Longueuil began his career with The Yankee Group. He has been widely published in leading industry and business periodicals, as well as contributing articles to numerous trade journals.
Colin Matthews, President and CEO of Infomatch, brings more than 20 years of experience in establishing, growing, and managing high-tech companies. Previously a Vice President and Corporate Officer with Sedona Corporation (NASDAQ: SDNA) and President of the firm's software division, Sedona GeoServices, Colin assumed responsibility for turning the company around and positioning it as an Application Service Provider (ASP), serving the Business Intelligence/ERP and information delivery markets.
Geof Wheelwright is a journalist and author with 22 years of experience in covering the telecommunications and high technology sector. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, as well as NASDAQ International Magazine and Canada's National Post. In addition, he regularly writes for a number of British and North American trade journals, and provides consulting services.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | xiii | |
Chapter 1 | An Introduction to the Wireless Industry | 1 |
Introduction | 2 | |
The Wireless Communications Paradigm Shift | 3 | |
What Wireless Technology Means in Today's World | 5 | |
The Reality of Wireless Hype | 7 | |
The Wireless Playing Field | 10 | |
Governments | 10 | |
Operators/Carriers | 11 | |
Handset Manufacturers | 12 | |
Consumers | 14 | |
MNVOs | 15 | |
The Value Proposition of Wireless Messaging | 16 | |
Today's Business Drivers for Wireless Messaging | 17 | |
Saving Money | 18 | |
Making Money | 19 | |
A Requirement for Doing Business | 20 | |
The Wireless Value Chain: Who Supplies What to Whom? | 20 | |
Why GSM Operators Are Ahead | 21 | |
The Value of Prepaid Wireless | 23 | |
Introduction to Acronyms and Industry Terms | 24 | |
WAP and DoCoMo | 31 | |
The Scene Is Set | 34 | |
Chapter 2 | Technology and Market Overview | 35 |
How Will These Networks Affect Messaging? | 39 | |
WWAN Technologies: Including CDMA2000 1xRTT, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and W-CDMA | 41 | |
First Generation (1G)--Analog | 41 | |
2G--Digital | 41 | |
The Next Generation: The Upgrade | 45 | |
3G | 56 | |
Technology Briefs | 60 | |
Dual and More | 63 | |
WWAN Next-Generation Deployment Update | 64 | |
Bluetooth | 70 | |
Bluetooth Use in Cellular Handsets | 71 | |
Bluetooth Deployment Update | 72 | |
WLANs | 72 | |
WLAN Bands and Technologies | 73 | |
Multiple Standards Could Cause Interference | 74 | |
IEEE 802.11 | 75 | |
WWAN, WLAN, and Bluetooth Technology Comparison | 80 | |
Network Performance Compared | 80 | |
Lack of Handset Penetration | 80 | |
Handset Shipment Forecasts | 86 | |
3G Driving Applications | 88 | |
A Nokia 3G Application Case Study | 91 | |
Who Might the Early Adopters Be? | 93 | |
Willingness to Pay for Specific Services | 94 | |
Willingness to Pay for Premium Services | 97 | |
Conclusions in the Nokia 3G Application Case Study | 97 | |
The Future of 3G | 98 | |
Obsession with Technology | 98 | |
Potential to Disappoint | 99 | |
Chapter 3 | Wireless Messaging Today | 101 |
Some Important Attributes of Today's Wireless Messaging | 102 | |
Regionality: The Regional Nature of Wireless | 105 | |
What Is Short Message Service (SMS)? | 106 | |
Brief History of SMS | 106 | |
Driven by the Consumer | 106 | |
SMS Pricing | 109 | |
Early Mistakes | 111 | |
Components of an SMS Message | 112 | |
The Path of an SMS Text Message | 112 | |
What Is an SMSC? | 113 | |
How to Send a Text Message | 114 | |
GSM Versus Non-GSM SMS Architectures | 116 | |
Instant Messaging (IM): What Is It and Where Is It Going? | 118 | |
IM and Presence Interoperability | 120 | |
The Value Proposition of IM | 121 | |
IM Alliances: Is the IM Log-Jam Breaking Up? | 122 | |
WAP: The Mobile Internet | 124 | |
The Mobile Internet Hype Debacle | 126 | |
SMS and WAP Linkages | 128 | |
The Bearer Channel: How the Messages Get to Phones | 128 | |
Circuit Switched Versus Packet Switched | 129 | |
Circuit-Switched Data | 130 | |
Packet-Switched Data | 130 | |
Details by Market Region | 131 | |
Japan's NTT DoCoMo i-mode Service | 131 | |
The Triumph of Messaging--Two Stories | 132 | |
The European Union's (EU's) Messaging Addiction | 133 | |
South America, South Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Rim | 134 | |
The Americas (includes N. & S. America) | 135 | |
Mobile Device Overview | 138 | |
Smartphones | 140 | |
PDAs | 141 | |
Messaging or Paging Devices | 142 | |
Messaging Using These Devices | 144 | |
Getting Around the Text Input Problem | 145 | |
Chapter 4 | Applications of Wireless Messaging | 149 |
From Person-to-Person (P2P) Messaging to Content and Services | 150 | |
Following i-mode's Lead | 150 | |
What Happened to WAP? | 151 | |
Messaging in the United States | 152 | |
What Makes a Wireless Messaging Application? | 153 | |
Where Is the Value in Wireless Messaging Applications? | 154 | |
What Is the Value Chain? | 154 | |
Revenue Models | 155 | |
What Are the Challenges Faced by the Various Parties Involved in Implementing Wireless Applications? | 157 | |
Challenges Met by Access Aggregators | 158 | |
A Survey of Wireless Messaging Applications | 159 | |
Personal Services | 159 | |
Information Services--Alerts and Notifications | 159 | |
Location-Based Services (LBS) | 166 | |
Communication Services | 171 | |
Chat, Flirt, and Adult Dating Services | 172 | |
Entertainment Services | 173 | |
Marketing Services | 180 | |
Opt-in Services | 181 | |
Wireless Coupon Services | 183 | |
Professional Services | 187 | |
P2P Enterprise Services | 188 | |
Application-to-Person Enterprise Services | 193 | |
Wireless Payment and Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce) Services | 195 | |
Using the Wireless Device for Microbilling Services | 196 | |
Using the Mobile Device for Macrobilling and M-Commerce | 200 | |
Opportunities for Wireless Services in Remote Purchases | 204 | |
Ordering by SMS | 205 | |
Wireless Messaging as a Simple Ordering Tool | 205 | |
Wireless Messaging as an Authentication Mechanism for Debit/Credit Card Payment | 209 | |
Notification Services to Improve Fraud Detection Systems | 213 | |
The Future of Wireless Messaging Applications | 213 | |
User Interface Improvements | 214 | |
Device Features | 215 | |
Emerging Nomadic Products | 216 | |
Availability and Speed of Networks | 217 | |
New Cultures and Geographies | 218 | |
Chapter 5 | Wireless Messaging Infrastructure | 219 |
Infrastructure Overview | 220 | |
Components of Wireless Messaging Solutions | 220 | |
Base Transceiver Station (BTS) | 220 | |
Base Station Controller (BSC) | 222 | |
Mobile Switching Center (MSC) | 222 | |
Visitor Location Register (VLR) | 223 | |
Roaming | 223 | |
Home Location Register (HLR) | 224 | |
Signaling Transfer Points (STPs) | 226 | |
Short Message Service Center (SMSC) | 227 | |
How Trustworthy Is the SMS Service? | 230 | |
The Wireless Services Stack | 230 | |
Applications | 231 | |
Gateways/Carriers | 234 | |
Virtual Mobile Applications | 234 | |
Physical Layer: Accessing the Network | 238 | |
Wireless Request to Application | 239 | |
Wireless Application Response | 239 | |
The Critical Role of the SMSC | 239 | |
Connecting to the Carrier | 240 | |
Short Message Peer to Peer (SMPP) | 240 | |
Universal Computer Protocol (UCP) | 241 | |
Open Interface Specification (OIS) | 241 | |
Computer Interface to Message Distribution (CIMD2) | 242 | |
Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP) | 242 | |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) | 242 | |
QoS of SMS | 243 | |
Direct QoS Level | 243 | |
Indirect QoS Reporting Facilities Required | 245 | |
Major SMSC Providers | 246 | |
Logica | 246 | |
CMG | 247 | |
Comverse | 247 | |
SchlumbergerSema | 248 | |
Wireless Gateways | 249 | |
What Are They? | 249 | |
U.S. Market Importance | 250 | |
The Interoperability Question | 250 | |
Intercarrier Message Exchanges | 252 | |
WAP: The Mobile Internet | 255 | |
The Genesis of HDML/WML and WAP | 255 | |
The Mobile Internet Hype Debacle | 257 | |
SMS and WAP: Similarities and Differences | 258 | |
Architecture Picture of WAP | 260 | |
Pros and Cons of SMS and WAP | 261 | |
Circuit Switched Versus Packet Switched | 263 | |
The Future of WAP and WML | 266 | |
Chapter 6 | Wireless Messaging's Future: A Look Down the Road | 269 |
Wireless Messaging--Post 2G | 272 | |
3G Technology | 275 | |
Next-Generation Wireless Messaging Services | 276 | |
EMS | 277 | |
EMS Mechanisms | 278 | |
Capabilities in EMS Messages | 279 | |
MMS | 281 | |
MMS--Dial M for Multimedia | 281 | |
SMIL--Got the Message? | 284 | |
The Future of MMS | 285 | |
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and the Wireless Internet Reborn | 286 | |
Wireless Messaging and Location-Based Services (LBS) | 287 | |
Location-Enabling Services | 287 | |
Information Delivery Services | 287 | |
Privacy in Wireless Messaging | 289 | |
Voice and Wireless Messaging | 292 | |
Unified Messaging (UM) | 293 | |
Voice Recognition (VR) Technology | 295 | |
VR Technology and SMS | 299 | |
Wireless Number Portability (WNP) | 302 | |
What WNP Will Mean to the Wireless Carriers | 303 | |
What WNP Will Mean to You | 304 | |
Glossary | 305 | |
Index | 321 |