The Wireless Internet Explained
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2001
- Author: John Rhoton
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 5 5 5 8 - 2 5 7 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 1 1 8 - 3
The Wireless Internet Explained covers the full spectrum of wireless technologies from a wide range of vendors, including initiatives by Microsoft and Compaq. The Wireless Internet… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThe Wireless Internet Explained covers the full spectrum of wireless technologies from a wide range of vendors, including initiatives by Microsoft and Compaq. The Wireless Internet Explained takes a practical look at wireless technology. Rhoton explains the concepts behind the physics, and provides an overview that clarifies the convoluted set of standards heaped together under the umbrella of wireless. It then expands on these technical foundations to give a panorama of the increasingly crowded landscape of wireless product offerings. When it comes to actual implementation the book gives abundant down-to-earth advice on topics ranging from the selection and deployment of mobile devices to the extremely sensitive subject of security.
Written by an expert on Internet messaging, the author of Digital Press's successful Programmer's Guide to Internet Mail and X.400 and SMTP: Battle of the E-mail Protocols, The Wireless Internet Explained describes and evaluates the current state of the fast-growing and crucial field of wireless communications.
Written by an expert on Internet messaging, the author of Digital Press's successful Programmer's Guide to Internet Mail and X.400 and SMTP: Battle of the E-mail Protocols, The Wireless Internet Explained describes and evaluates the current state of the fast-growing and crucial field of wireless communications.
Covers phone-based systems, PDAs and the wireless office
Describes and evaluates the current state of the fast-
growing and crucial field of wireless communications
Describes and evaluates the current state of the fast-
growing and crucial field of wireless communications
Managers, administrators, and IT professionals. Also: Vendors, sales and marketing staffs
Wireless Technology; Air Interfaces; Mobile Devices; Infrastructure; Applications; Security; Implementation; Future Directions
- No. of pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2001
- Imprint: Digital Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781555582579
- eBook ISBN: 9780080521183
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John Rhoton
John Rhoton is currently a Principal Member of Technical Staff in Hewlett Packard's Consulting and Integration practice. He also has many years of experience as a Technology Consultant and Solution Architect in Compaq's Emerging Technologies and Applied Microsoft Technologies Groups, with a special interest in messaging systems. His other Digital Press books include The Wireless Internet Explained (2002), X.400 and SMTP: Battle of the E-mail Protocols (1997) and Programmer's Guide to Internet Mail (2000).
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Member of Technical Staff, HP Consulting and Integration. Based in Vienna, Austria.