Need-to-know-information on a fast-emerging technology from one of the top voices in networking—that’s what this detailed guide for network engineers and developers gives you. With Hotspot Networks, you can position yourself to promote, design, implement, or develop service applications in a not new market. With in-depth advice, Dan Minoli helps you:

Deliver wireless Internet and voice that’s 40 times faster and one-tenth the cost of conventional networks
Get up to speed quickly on enabling technologies, components, and design options
Hear the lowdown on key players and products on track to market
Build the background you need in WiFi
Sidestep technical obstacles that tripped others up
Overcome operating glitches
Plan broadband services for hotspot networks
Rate startups vs. established providers
Hotspots: Killer App of 802.11?

That’s what the media says. These open-to-the-public wireless networks, showing up in hotels, airports cafés, and parks, have captured headlines. The Seattle Times calls hotspots “the guerrilla revolution of wireless computing.” ABC-TV news says hotspots threaten major carriers’ cell networks. If you want to investigate this revolution, Hotspot Networks provides the technical support.