Built upon competitive prices and a large growing user base around the globe, the wireless market is expected to grow at astronomical rates.
Tutorial Details:
The GSM Association anticipates monthly global SMS volumes to reach an amazing 25 billion mark by December 2001. (http://www.gsmworld.com/news/press_2001/press_releases_4.html)
Fortunately, for application developers, data and information services are experiencing the largest growth levels within the wireless market, thereby bringing new opportunities for revenue. However, even in the midst of “wireless” hype, many developers are still having difficulties navigating around the challenges of the esoteric SMS world. Obstacles such as fragmentation of carriers, inconsistent transport mechanisms and differing message lengths pose numerous complications. Developers who successfully surpass these obstacles are then faced with a new set of difficulties for building a solution in Java.
Although SMS (Short Message Service) has proven itself as a robust medium for mobile information, there are many hidden problems preventing developers from using the technology in their applications. SMS is merely a description of services, which wireless carriers provide, rather than a description for a method of delivery. There are many different wireless networks that deliver SMS such as PDC, CDMA, TDMA, GSM or iDEN. These networks communicate over numerous protocols such as SMPP (Short Message Peer-to-Peer), UCP (Universal Computer Protocol), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol), etc. Unfortunately, this lack of standards for SMS has increased development learning curves and slowed down adoption rates.
Inconsistent transports are only a small part of the larger dilemma. Typically, carriers do not allow public access to their networks and some will not even allow private access. This exclusivity leaves developers with very few options. Many developers opt to simply bypass the carrier and implement their own somewhat functional solutions.
Read
Tutorial at: Click here to view the tutorial
Rate Tutorial: After years of hype, the wireless market is finally upon us.
View Tutorial: After years of hype, the wireless market is finally upon us.
Related
Tutorials:
 How to easily reconfigure your applications -- while
they're running - JavaWorld - April
1999
How to easily reconfigure your applications -- while
they're running - JavaWorld - April
1999
|
Program Java devices -- An
overview - JavaWorld July 1999
Program Java devices -- An
overview - JavaWorld July 1999
|
Agents: Not just for Bond anymore - JavaWorld April
1997
Agents: Not just for Bond anymore - JavaWorld April
1997
|
Program your Palm in Java, Part 1: The PalmOS
Emulator - JavaWorld November
1999
Program your Palm in Java, Part 1: The PalmOS
Emulator - JavaWorld November
1999
|
Program your Palm in Java, Part 1: The PalmOS
Emulator - JavaWorld November
1999
Program your Palm in Java, Part 1: The PalmOS
Emulator - JavaWorld November
1999
|
J2ME: The next
major games
platform? - JavaWorld March 2001
J2ME: The next
major games
platform? - JavaWorld March 2001
|
Deliver
cellular messages with SMS - JavaWorld March 2001
Deliver
cellular messages with SMS - JavaWorld March 2001
|
Survival of the fittest Jini services, Part 1 - JavaWorld April
2001
Survival of the fittest Jini services, Part 1 - JavaWorld April
2001
|
Use Web services
to integrate Web applications with
EISs
Use Web services
to integrate Web applications with
EISs
|
Will Big Blue
eclipse the Java
tools market?
Will Big Blue
eclipse the Java
tools market?
|
Sync up Palm OS with J2ME
Sync up Palm OS with J2ME
|
Java is here to stay (JavaWorld / January 2000 / by John Rommel)
Java is here to stay (JavaWorld / January 2000 / by John Rommel)
|
J2ME devices:
Real-world performance
J2ME devices:
Real-world performance
|
Code Improvement Through Cyclomatic Complexity
Code Improvement Through Cyclomatic Complexity
Software metrics often receive negative criticism, as they are viewed as an exact science, uniformly applicable to all scenarios. True, software metrics are an unbiased, objective measurement of a particul
|
Sony Ericsson Developer World Program
Learn at-a-glance about the Sony Ericsson Developer World global support program and web portal totally dedicated to helping serious wireless developers achieve business success by providing the documentation, tools, training, technical and support.
|
Getting Started With Bluetooth
JSR-82 brings Bluetooth API's to the J2ME environment. Read the tech tip and begin experimenting with Bluetooth today using the Wireless Toolkit 2.2 Beta.
|
Sony Ericsson Developer World Program
Learn at-a-glance about the Sony Ericsson Developer World global support program and web portal totally dedicated to helping serious wireless developers achieve business success by providing the documentation, tools, training, technical and go-to-market s
|
What is WAP? Wireless Application Protocol
What is WAP? Wireless Application Protocol
Tutorial
What is WAP?
W ireless Application Protocol or WAP for short is simply a protocol - a standerized way for delivering Internet data over wireless networks. Thus WAP links Wireless Network with
|
Easy Emulation With New NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.0
With the click of a button, switch back and forth between different emulation environments while developing one set of code. It's never been this easy to take advantage of Java technology's cross-platform capabilities.
|
Q&A on Open Source Development and the Solaris 10 OS
A Sun VP talks about how open source developers can work closely with Sun. Find out about a pilot program engaging with sys admins and developers to build the Solaris community. For more details visit http://opensolaris.org.
|
|
|
|
