The Rise of Mobile Data: Market Convergence Enabling Convergence – Key Services for the Mobile Internet. Overview of the Wireless Application Protocol: The Origins of WAP – Overview of the WAP Architecture – Components of the WAP Standard – Network Infrastructure Services Supporting WAP Clients – WAP Architecture Design Principles – Relationship to Other Standards.

The Wireless Markup Language: Overview – The WML Document Model – WML Authoring – URLs Identify Content – Markup Basics – WML – Basics – Basic Content – Events, Tasks and Bindings.

Variables – Other Content you can Include – Controls – Miscellaneous Markup – Sending Information – Application Security – Other Data: The Meta Element – Document Type-Declarations – Errors and Browser Limitations – Content Generation – WML Version Negotiation.

User Interface Design: Making Wireless Applications, Easy to Use: Web Site Design: Computer Terminals Vs Mobile Terminals – Designing a Usable WAP Site – Structured Usability Methods – User Interface Design Guidelines – Design Guidelines for Selected WML Elements.

Wireless Telephony Applications: Overview of the WTA Architecture – WTA Client Framework – WTA Server & Security – Design Considerations – Application Creation Toolbox– Future WTA Enhancements. The Mobile Internet Future: Better Content, Easier Access – Beyond Browsing – Beyond Cellular – Mobile Data Unleashed.