Chapter 53. Creating a Wireless Web Application

In this chapter

A Wireless "Hello World" Page

A Brief Introduction to WML

Detecting Wireless Clients in a JSP or Servlet

A Wireless Score Entry and Reporting System

Troubleshooting

Over the past few years, mobile phone networks have been switching from analog to digital transmission. In addition to getting better reception, digital Personal Communication System (PCS) phone users are finding that their little phone is more than just a glorified walkie-talkie. Digital transmission makes it much easier for the phone network to pass data as well as voice traffic through the airwaves. Although this was possible with an analog system, it was much more complicated.

PCS phones now come with tiny Web browsers ...

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