Friedhelm Hillebrand (editor) ; Finn Trosby, Kevin Holley, Ian Harris.
Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
2010.
xv, 177 p. :
ill. ;
26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Communication networks in the early 1980s and the portfolio of GSM services / F. Hillebrand -- Who invented SMS? / F. Hillebrand -- The creation of the SMS concept from mid-1984 to early 1987 / F. Hillebrand -- The technical design of SMS in DGMH from June 1987 to October 1990 / F. Trosby -- The evolution of SMS features and specifications from October 1990 to the end of 1996 / K. Holley -- The evolution of SMS features and specifications from the beginning of 1997 to mid-2009 / I. Harris -- Early commercial applications and operational aspects / I. Harris -- Global market development / F. Hillebrand -- Conclusions / F. Hillebrand -- Annexes: 1. Abbreviations used in several parts of the book -- 2. Sources for quoted GSM documents and other documents -- 3. Meetings of IDEG/WP4/GSM4 and DGMH in the period from May 1987 to September 1990 -- 4. DGMH attendance in the period from May 1987 to September 1990 -- 5. Meetings of GSM4/SMG 4 and DGMH in the period from October 1990 to the end of 1996 -- 6. DGMH attendance in the period from October 1990 to the end of 1996 -- 7. Evolution of GSM specification 03.40 -- 8. Literature -- 9. Brief biographies of the authors.