Book description
What is the future of mobile services?
In order for mobile services to achieve the scale, scope, and agility
required to keep them relevant and successful, a number of fundamental
technical and business challenges need to be addressed. The Fabric
of Mobile Services provides readers with a solid understanding
of the subject, covering short-and long-term considerations and future
trends that will shape thistechnological evolution.
Beginning with an introduction that brings readers up to speed on the
mobile services environment, the book covers:
- The business of mobile services
- Mobile user location as a service enabler
- Simplicity and user experience
- The always-on infrastructure challenge
- Underpinnings of mobile opportunism
- Design patterns for mobile services
- Advanced services of today and tomorrow
Complemented with case studies and end-of-chapter summaries that help
facilitate readers' comprehension, The Fabric of Mobile
Services is essential reading for researchers, engineers, software
engineers, students, and anyone working in the mobile services
industry.
Shoshana Loeb, PhD, is Executive Director and
Chief Scientist at Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, New Jersey. She
has a proven track record in creating, financing, operating, and
growing innovative technology organizations and businesses.
Ben Falchuk, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist in the
Software & Applications Lab at Telcordia Technologies. He has a
long and diverse background of innovation in practical R&D related
to the areas of mobile, multimedia, HCI, and middleware.
Euthimios Panagos, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Telcordia
Applied Research. His expertise lies in the areas of distributed data
management, strategic planning, engineering, marketing, and client
engagement.
