This book is the only one of its kind that focuses on technology and business issues. It features a broad range of technical and business information associated with mobile communications, intelligent networks and applications.

While other books only address certain technology issues such as standards, this book addresses a variety of technical areas. This book is also the only one of its kind to cover GSM and ANSI-41 based network technology and capabilities.

The book also features an entire chapter devoted to many mobile applications.

The book also discusses more advanced issues such as the relationship of IN with wireless Internet and the convergence of IN and IP.

Beginner to intermediate reader will learn:

• Behind-the-scenes technology that enables roaming and the delivery of advanced network-based services

• Market trends and business issues associated with mobile network technologies and applications

• Applications and services enabled by mobile network technologies

• Reference point for further research into the standards themselves

• Emergence of wireless Internet as an important technical and market trend

• Convergence of wireless, intelligent networks, and Internet protocol technology

The more advanced reader will learn:

• Reference to standards, capabilities, and applications

• Analysis of business issues and market trends

• Exposure to applications in different areas of expertise

• Convergence of IN and IP

• The evolution of IN to become more data centric in support of various wireless data applications such as WAP

Specific benefits to the more advanced reader:

• GSM expert: Learn about ANSI-41 and WIN

• ANSI-41 expert: Learn about GSM, INAP, and CAMEL

• IP telephony and/or Internet services professional: Introduction to mobile communications, intelligent networks and applications

• Everyone: Understand the issues and technology initiatives to make Internet services extensible to the PSTN and PSTN services extensible to IP based networks