This tutorial presents a broad overview of the history, current state and the likely future evolution of wireless voice and data technologies, mobile devices, and mobile business applications. The first section, which is not too technical, defines and explains the most important standards and protocols. The second section focuses on m-business and explains where it has a particularly strong potential. It also addresses the weaknesses of mobile devices, mistakes in the design of wireless applications, and concerns over security, privacy, and a lack of awareness. The final section provides some suggestions for successful implementation of m-business initiatives and presents several cases. This overview paper touches on only selected topics of the tutorial.
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