I-Mode Crash Course

Get the big picture on i-mode, the wireless Internet service that took Japan by storm, now targeting the US and Europe Technologies, requirements, and markets Understand installation, deployment and configuration The international i-mode spectrum i-mode security, Up-and-coming applications and market directions Make the right career and corporate decisions

i-mode:

Unqualified Wireless Internet Success

• Learn how i-mode connects cell phones and other handhelds to the Internet for instant messaging to friends, email, online shopping, and real-time news, stocks, weather reports, and more
• See why i-mode beat out WAP
• Discover development secrets behind i-mode applications and the advantages of cHTML
• Understand NTT DoCoMo's market strategy in Japan and its plans to take America and Europe--this year
• Gain insights to help you analyze markets, predict results, and influence outcomes

Get Ready For i-mode

Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction

Pt. 1 I-Mode Wireless Fundamentals 1

• Ch. 1 I-Mode Wireless Fundamentals 3
• Ch. 2 I-Mode Technology 33
• Ch. 3 Using I-Mode 47
• Ch. 4 The Types and Sources of Technology that Support I-Mode 55

Pt. 2 Developing I-Mode Applications 87

• Ch. 5 Official I-Mode Menu Sites 89
• Ch. 6 Developing for I-Mode 103
• Ch. 7 I-Mode for Business 131

Pt. 3 Installing and Deploying I-Mode 145

• Ch. 8 I-Mode versus Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) 147
• Ch. 9 I-Mode Emulators: Testing 167
• Ch. 10 Security on I-Mode 173
• Ch. 11 The International I-Mode Spectrum 185
• Ch. 12 E-Mail, Short Messaging, Message Free, and Message-Request 195
• Ch. 13 Third Generation (3G) Broadband Mobile 205

Pt. 4 Configuring I-Mode 231

• Ch. 14 I-Mode and Java 233
• Ch. 15 I-Mode Handsets 241

Pt. 5 Managing I-Mode Markets 249

• Ch. 16 Overview of I-Mode Markets 251
• Ch. 17 Overview of the Japanese Cellular Market 269
• Ch. 18 The Japanese Mobile Data Market 279

Pt. 6 Advanced I-Mode and Future Directions 287

• Ch. 19 The Future of I-Mode 289
• Ch. 20 Future Markets for I-Mode and Its Handset Suppliers 313
• Ch. 21 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations 337

• App. A List of I-Mode Resources 369
• App. B Japan Mobile Internet Case Study: NTT DoCoMo I-Mode 379
• App. C I-Mode Independent Resources: I-Mode Eye 389
• App. D Creating I-Mode-Compatible Web Sites 397
• App. E Internet, M-Commerce, I-Mode in Japan 401
• App. F Complete Tagset of I-Mode-Compatible HTML Tags in Japan 403
• App. G Compact HTML tag list 413
• App. H Compact HTML DTD 427
• App. I: Glossary 435
• Index