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Secrets of the Wireless Elite: Alexei PolyakovBy John Papageorge2005-05-05 
Notes from Japan
Polyakov believes that developers in the United States need to pay attention to the Japanese mobile market. With the promise of high-speed data services such as video conferencing, and faster wireless Internet access materializing in the rest of the world, it is very important to learn from the success stories of Japanese operators, who have long been offering 3G services to their customers. "While there are cultural differences between the Japanese and the American or European markets, the potential is as strong as ever," says Polyakov. As an example, he points to mobile compression technology -- one of the successful applications in Japan. "Compression is crucial for both developers and users," he says. For developers, it is important to create an attractive application within the limited conditions of mobile devices. For users, it is important to pay less for downloaded packets. In both cases, compression helps them to solve these problems. Currently, Polyakov's main tools are Borland JBuilder 9.0, Sun ONE Studio 4 (Mobile Edition) and various emulators. The worldly developer also keeps in his bag of tricks what he calls trilingual abilities -- English, Japanese, and Russian -- which come in handy when he needs to find information about mobile development. He can freely browse the Internet in these three languages and ask for any piece of advice from numerous forums and e-mail lists without being held back by language barriers. Tutorial Pages: » Use Compression to Keep Costs Down and Performance Up » Notes from Japan » What Developers Should Know ... » ... and What They Should Avoid » What Challenges do Developers Face? » Who Has the Killer Mobile App? » Application Examples » Lessons Learned in Japan » In Conclusion » Resources First published by IBM DeveloperWorks
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