(Ebook) Next Generation Wireless Applications: Creating Mobile Applications in a Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 World, Second Edition by Paul Golding(auth.) ISBN 9780470725061, 9780470987735, 0470725060, 0470987731

(Ebook) Next Generation Wireless Applications: Creating Mobile Applications in a Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 World, Second Edition by Paul Golding(auth.) ISBN 9780470725061, 9780470987735, 0470725060, 0470987731

Second edition of this best-selling guide to Wireless Applications: fully revised, updated and with brand new material!

In Next Generation Wireless Applications, Second Edition, the author establishes a picture of the entire mobile application ecosystem, and explains how it all fits together.

This edition builds upon the successes of the first edition by offering an up-to-date holistic guide to mobile application development, including an assessment of the applicability of new mobile applications, and an exploration into the developments in a number of areas such as Web 2.0, 3G, Mobile TV, J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) and many more.

Key features of this second edition include:

• New introductory chapters on trends in mobile application, and on becoming an Operator.
• Two new chapters on Mobile 2.0 and IMS and Mobilizing Media and TV.
• Extra material on convergence, Web 2.0, AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and WiFi.
• Best practice on how to present to, sell to and work with operators.
• More insights, anecdotes and sidebars reflecting the author's extensive experience in the industry.

Next Generation Wireless Applications will prove essential reading for professionals in mobile operator and mobile application developing companies, web developers, and developer community managers. Media companies, general managers, business analysts, students, business consultants, and Java developers will also find this book captivating.

"If you want to understand the future of mobile applications and services, their potential impact and the growth opportunities this is the perfect starting point."
—Martin Smith, Head of Content Innovation & Applications, T-MobileContent:
Chapter 1 Prelude – The Next Generation Experience (pages 1–9):
Chapter 2 Introduction (pages 11–25):
Chapter 3 Becoming an Operator 2.0 (pages 27–48):
Chapter 4 Introduction to Mobile Service Architectures and Paradigms (pages 49–84):
Chapter 5 IP?Centric Mobile Ecosystem and Web 2.0 (pages 85–128):
Chapter 6 Client–Server Platforms for Mobile Services (pages 129–158):
Chapter 7 HTTP, WAP, AJAX, P2P and IM Protocols (pages 159–205):
Chapter 8 J2EE Presentation Layer (pages 207–281):
Chapter 9 Using J2EE for Mobile Services (pages 283–315):
Chapter 10 Mobile Devices (pages 317–363):
Chapter 11 Mobile Application Paradigms (pages 365–431):
Chapter 12 The RF Network (pages 433–494):
Chapter 13 Mobile Location Services (pages 495–539):
Chapter 14 Mobile 2.0 and IMS (pages 541–568):
Chapter 15 Mobilising Media and TV (pages 569–587):