Overview
Main description
The past, present, and future of wireless telecom technology -- explained in one volume
The convergence of current cellular and PC voice networks with the new wireless networks means anyone working in the telecommunications industry (or interested in investing) needs the inside scoop on the next generation of telecommunications. You’ll find it in M-Commerce. Expert P.J. Louis’ one-of-a-kind guide lets you understand the merging of 3rd generation, or 3G, wireless technologies with the Internet, a convergence that’s transforming the economics of the telecommunications industry and driving massive growth in wireless usage. Focusing on how network management and customer care must evolve with the technologies, the book provides you with business models and an understanding of service provisioning as well as technology. You’ll learn about:
The telecom network
Wireless networks
Next Generation Networks
Interconnection
Differentiation
Global Services
Types of next generation service providers
Next generation network signaling
SS7/ATM/B-ISDN
Billing in next generation networks
Next generation network management
Next generation economics
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Networks and the Internet: What Are They? Chapter 2: Business Models. Chapter 3: Challenges of the Internet Business - Business and Technology. Chapter 4: Internet - Technology and Service Provisioning in the Information Marketplace. Chapter 5: Network Signaling: Mobile and Wired Business Space. Chapter 6: E-Commerce and Mobile E-Commerce. Chapter 7: Customer Care, Billing, and Revenue Assurance. Chapter 8: The Internet Business Model: The Future and Its Economics. Appendix A: Acronyms, Definitions, and Terminology. Appendix B: Network Interconnect.
Author comments
P. J. Louis is Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at TruePosition, Inc., a leader in wireless location systems. He is former director of network technology at NextWave Wireless, former senior managing engineer at Bell Communications Research, Inc., and former chief of staff and director of engineering for NYNEX. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from Columbia University and an M.S. in technology management from Polytechnic University of New York. He lives in Hartsdale, New York.
