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<b>Preface.</b> <p><b>1 Introduction.</b></p> <p>1.1 Introduction.</p> <p>1.2 Ubiquitous Computing and Next Generation Mobile Services.</p> <p>1.3 The Mobile Web.</p> <p>1.4 Emerging Mobile Services Environments - Network View.</p> <p>1.5 The Mobile Device Environment.</p> <p>1.6. The Personal Assistant Example.</p> <p>1.7 The FSocial Rules of Mobile Services.</p> <p>1.8 The Focus of This Book.</p> <p><b>2 The Business of Mobile Services.</b></p> <p>2.1 The Ecosystem and the Value Chain.</p> <p>2.2 Between Two Worlds.</p> <p>2.3 Innovative Business Models.</p> <p>2.4 Case Study: Personalized Navigation Devices.</p> <p>2.5 Summary.</p> <p><b>3 Mobile User Location as a Services Enabler.</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction.</p> <p>3.2 LBSs - The Killer Enabler.</p> <p>3.3 Positioning Technology.</p> <p>3.4 LBS Architectures and Middleware.</p> <p>3.5 Information-Level Enablers.</p> <p>3.6 Summary.</p> <p><b>4 Simplicity and User Experience.</b></p> <p>4.1 New Services and User Experience.</p> <p>4.2 User-Centered Simplicity and Experience.</p> <p>4.3 Methodologies for Simplicity and User Experience.</p> <p>4.4 Case Studies: Simplifying Paradigms.</p> <p>4.5 Summary.</p> <p><b>5 The Always-on Infrastructure Challenge.</b></p> <p>5.1 Always-on Service Properties.</p> <p>5.2 Architecting for Always-on Mobile Services.</p> <p>5.3. Business Impact of Always on.</p> <p>5.4. Data Management.</p> <p>5.5. Summary.</p> <p><b>6 Underpinnings of Mobile Opportunism.</b></p> <p>6.1 Managing Complexity and Opportunities.</p> <p>6.2 Technologies supporting Opportunism.</p> <p>6.3 Design of Opportunistic Systems - Examples.</p> <p>6.4 Relevant Standards.</p> <p>6.5 Summary.</p> <p><b>7 Design Patterns for Mobile Services.</b></p> <p>7.1 Background.</p> <p>7.2 Architectural patterns.</p> <p>7.3 User Interface Design.</p> <p>7.4 Distribution and Resource Management.</p> <p>7.5 Event Notification.</p> <p>7.6 Use Case: Voice-based Content Management.</p> <p>7.7 Summary.</p> <p><b>8 Advanced Services of Today and Tomorrow.</b></p> <p>8.1 Emerging Mobile Application Areas.</p> <p>8.2 Advanced and Emerging Mobile Technologies and Services.</p> <p>8.3 Getting Personal - What it Takes and Why it’s Important.</p> <p>8.4 Summary.</p> <p><b>9 Concluding Remarks.</b></p> <p><b>References.</b></p> <p><b>Index.</b></p>

<b>Shoshana Loeb, PhD,</b> 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. <p><b>Ben Falchuk, PhD,</b> 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.</p> <p><b>Euthimios Panagos, PhD</b>, 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.</p>

<b>What is the future of mobile services?</b> <p>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.</p> <p>Beginning with an introduction that brings readers up to speed on the mobile services environment, the book covers:</p> <ul> <li>The business of mobile services</li> <li>Mobile user location as a service enabler</li> <li>Simplicity and user experience</li> <li>The always-on infrastructure challenge</li> <li>Underpinnings of mobile opportunism</li> <li>Design patterns for mobile services</li> <li>Advanced services of today and tomorrow</li> </ul> <p>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.</p>

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