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Hotspot Networks are a new industry that seemed to come out of nowhere at the end of 2001. It has been described as a thrreat to the carriers' cellular networks (ABC News) and "the guerrilla revolution of wireless computing" (Seattle Times). Hotspots offer users Internet and telecom services that are up to 40 times faster and less than 1/10 as expensive as what they've got now. Reminiscent of the '90s, the action is evenly split between startups and providers, and the business press is following this industry closely.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Personal Area Networks(WPANs), Public Access Locations (PALs), andHotspot Services Chapter 2 Standards for Hotspots Chapter 3 Technologies for Hotspots Chapter 4 Security Considerations for Hotspot Services Chapter 5 IEEE 802.11 Chapter 6 IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a Chapter 7 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Chapter 8 Designing Nomadic and Hotspot Networks Chapter 9 Migrating to 3G WWANs
About the author
Daniel Minoli is CTO of a Wi-Fi startup. Previously a principal of the Infoport Group, product development consultants to the telecom industry, he has had a distinguished career at Lucent Technologies and AT&T. Dan is a prolific author. He also teaches at Stevens Institute of Technology and New York University.
