Title :
The Wireless Internet Technology Landscape
Author :
Gavalas, Damianos ; Economou, Daphne ; Kenteris, Michael
Author_Institution :
Univ. of the Aegean, Mytilene
Abstract :
Internet technologies and mobile computing started to converge to enable wireless Internet access through portable devices. This article represents a review of the main technological, architectural and business issues related to the existing wireless web technologies, i.e. WAP, i-mode and J2ME. It includes a critical analysis of the main assets and weaknesses of these technologies as well as their current status and the trends that affect their market share and customer basis in the foreseeable future.
Keywords :
Internet; mobile computing; wireless LAN; J2ME; WAP; i mode; mobile computing; wireless Internet technology; wireless Web technologies; GSM; Handheld computers; IP networks; Internet; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Operating systems; Portable computers; Wireless LAN; Wireless application protocol;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Computing and Wireless Communication International Conference, 2006. MCWC 2006. Proceedings of the First
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-9957-486-00-6
DOI :
10.1109/MCWC.2006.4375217
