Asia Unplugged
The Wireless and Mobile Media Boom in the Asia-Pacific
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2005
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-7619-3272-7 (ISBN)
Description
Wireless is the hottest technology and media sector in the world today-and Asia is at the centre of the action. This volume captures the flavour and implications of these fast-paced developments by providing a comprehensive, detailed and insightful look at the wireless scenario in the Asia-Pacific. It charts the growth of the wireless ecosystem across the region, highlights the valuable lessons learned by the pioneers, and contextualises these themes with developments in other parts of the world including the US and Europe.
With contributions from numerous experts in the region, the book includes 16 thematic chapters, 10 book reviews, and profiles of 10 countries-Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal and Bangladesh.
With contributions from numerous experts in the region, the book includes 16 thematic chapters, 10 book reviews, and profiles of 10 countries-Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Reviews / Votes
"Wireless is the hottest technology and media sector in the world today, and Asia is the center of the action. This collection, with contributions from experts in the region, discusses mobile content, portals, m-commerce, permission marketing, LBS enterprise wireless strategies, legal issues, regulation, venture capital, political culture, and rural development." -- APADEMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
721 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-3272-7 (9780761932727)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
PART ONE: OVERALL THEMES
The Wireless Tsunami - Madanmohan Rao
An Asia-Pacific Panorama
Mobilising the Internet - Lara Srivastava
Asian-style
Location-Based Services - Chas Sweeting
The Killer App of the Mobile World?
Wi-Fi - Subha Rama
Will the Asian Tiger Roar?
Wireless in the Local Loop - Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Towards Connecting India
Wireless and Mobile Impacts on News and Entertainment - Madanmohan Rao
The `Third' Media Ecosystem
M-commerce - Sunanda Sangwan
Drivers, Challenges Opportunities
Organisational Impact - Madanmohan Rao
Wireless in Industry, Government and Education
Knowledge Management and Wireless Ecosystems - Madanmohan Rao
Exploring Mutual Synergies
The Flexible Wireless Classroom - June Gassin and Som Naidu
Impact on Teaching
Wireless in Asia - Loudon Owen and Paul Gardner
Investor/Equity Dynamics
Sing Tel Group - Michael Sainsbury
Multiple Services, Multiple Markets: Case Study
Legal Issues in the Internet and Mobile Arenas - Tan Min-Liang
Asia-Pacific Roundup
Convergence of Old and New Wireless Worlds - Laina Raveendran Greene
Challenges for Policymakers
Radio Communications, Mobile Telphony and Regulation in India - T H Chowdary
Case Study
The Cellphone and the Crowd - Vicente Rafael
Messianic Politics in the Contemporary Philippines
PART TWO: COUNTRY PROFILES
Japan - Shinichi Saito
At the Cutting Edge of the Wireless Information Society
South Korea: - John Lee
Broadband Pioneer: The Wireless Way of Life
Singapore - Lunita Mendoza
Powered by InfoComm
Australia - Michael Sainsbury
Early Adopter of Wireless
India - Madanmohan Rao
The `Mobile Party' Begins, but Wi-Fi Languishes
China - Lunita Mendoza
Mobile Superpower
Thailand - Srikanya Mongkonsiri
GSM Competition and Penetration
Malaysia - Lunita Mendoza
Emerging Regional Test-hub for Advanced Wireless Services
Nepal - Gaurab Raj Upadhaya
Wireless Destination
Bangladesh - Sayeedur Rahman
Mobile Telephony = Social Good + Good Business
PART THREE: BOOK REVIEWS
i-Mode Strategy - Takeshi Natsuno
The Mobile Internet - Jeffrey Lee Funk
DoCoMo - John Beck and Mitchell Wade
Japan's Wireless Tsunami
The Freedom Economy - Peter Keen and Ron Mackintosh
Wireless Rules - Frederick Newell and Katherine Newell Lemon
Constant Touch - John Agar
A Global History of the Mobile Phone
Mobile Usability - Christian Lindholm, Turkka Keinonen and Harri Kiljander
Smart Mobs - Howard Rheigold
The Next Social Revolution
Roam - Bruno Giussani
Making Sense of the Wireless Internet
The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Nations - The Wireless Internet Institute
Index
The Wireless Tsunami - Madanmohan Rao
An Asia-Pacific Panorama
Mobilising the Internet - Lara Srivastava
Asian-style
Location-Based Services - Chas Sweeting
The Killer App of the Mobile World?
Wi-Fi - Subha Rama
Will the Asian Tiger Roar?
Wireless in the Local Loop - Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Towards Connecting India
Wireless and Mobile Impacts on News and Entertainment - Madanmohan Rao
The `Third' Media Ecosystem
M-commerce - Sunanda Sangwan
Drivers, Challenges Opportunities
Organisational Impact - Madanmohan Rao
Wireless in Industry, Government and Education
Knowledge Management and Wireless Ecosystems - Madanmohan Rao
Exploring Mutual Synergies
The Flexible Wireless Classroom - June Gassin and Som Naidu
Impact on Teaching
Wireless in Asia - Loudon Owen and Paul Gardner
Investor/Equity Dynamics
Sing Tel Group - Michael Sainsbury
Multiple Services, Multiple Markets: Case Study
Legal Issues in the Internet and Mobile Arenas - Tan Min-Liang
Asia-Pacific Roundup
Convergence of Old and New Wireless Worlds - Laina Raveendran Greene
Challenges for Policymakers
Radio Communications, Mobile Telphony and Regulation in India - T H Chowdary
Case Study
The Cellphone and the Crowd - Vicente Rafael
Messianic Politics in the Contemporary Philippines
PART TWO: COUNTRY PROFILES
Japan - Shinichi Saito
At the Cutting Edge of the Wireless Information Society
South Korea: - John Lee
Broadband Pioneer: The Wireless Way of Life
Singapore - Lunita Mendoza
Powered by InfoComm
Australia - Michael Sainsbury
Early Adopter of Wireless
India - Madanmohan Rao
The `Mobile Party' Begins, but Wi-Fi Languishes
China - Lunita Mendoza
Mobile Superpower
Thailand - Srikanya Mongkonsiri
GSM Competition and Penetration
Malaysia - Lunita Mendoza
Emerging Regional Test-hub for Advanced Wireless Services
Nepal - Gaurab Raj Upadhaya
Wireless Destination
Bangladesh - Sayeedur Rahman
Mobile Telephony = Social Good + Good Business
PART THREE: BOOK REVIEWS
i-Mode Strategy - Takeshi Natsuno
The Mobile Internet - Jeffrey Lee Funk
DoCoMo - John Beck and Mitchell Wade
Japan's Wireless Tsunami
The Freedom Economy - Peter Keen and Ron Mackintosh
Wireless Rules - Frederick Newell and Katherine Newell Lemon
Constant Touch - John Agar
A Global History of the Mobile Phone
Mobile Usability - Christian Lindholm, Turkka Keinonen and Harri Kiljander
Smart Mobs - Howard Rheigold
The Next Social Revolution
Roam - Bruno Giussani
Making Sense of the Wireless Internet
The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Nations - The Wireless Internet Institute
Index