Tapping into Wireless : The Savvy Investor's Guide to Profiting From the Wireless Wave [Hardcover]

Tom Taulli (Author), Dave Mock (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071384197 | ISBN-13: 978-0071384193 | Publication Date: March 1, 2002 | Edition: 1

Where and how to invest in wireless­­today's most promising "next big thing"

Wireless technologies are among today's major growth industries. By 2003, more than 500 million people will be using wireless devices. Yet, avid investors can be frustrated with complex terminology and confusing market factors. Tapping into Wireless provides the knowledge and strategies investors need to take advantage of wireless opportunities. It gives readers the ins and outs of the hardware, software, services, and technologies, along with the best opportunities for investing in this fledgling but well-entrenched industry. From understanding the basics of the industry to targeting market leaders, investing in pre-IPO companies, and even recognizing red flags in otherwise promising opportunities, Tapping into Wireless is the single best guidebook for making the smartest choices among today's wireless opportunities.

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From the Back Cover

Everything You Need to Know to Invest in Wireless­­Today, Next Year, and for the Long Run

Wireless technologies­­with their global appeal and unlimited potential for further growth­­are going to make a lot of investors rich. But they won't make every investor rich, only those who know enough to spot the true high-flyers. As a potential wireless investor, how can you know which company is poised to soar while, at the same time, you unmask and avoid those that won't ever leave the runway?

Tapping into Wireless takes an inside look at the wireless revolution from the standpoint of the investor. This all-in-one reference delivers detailed coverage of the hardware, software, services, and technologies that are driving wireless growth as it provides:

• Tools for identifying the opportunities and risks in wireless stocks
• Explanations of wireless market segments: network operators, equipment providers, the enterprise segment, and more
• Examples and case studies of companies on the way up

Ten years from now, investors will look at certain wireless companies and say, "If I'd only known then..." Tapping into Wireless is a step-by-step primer on what you need to know­­now­­to get in on the ground floor of one of history's most exciting investment opportunities.

"The rapid growth of wireless communications around the world has only set up the next phase of this exciting market. With billions of people now familiar with the concept of mobile communications, new ideas and creative uses of wireless devices are coming around every day. For investors, advances in wireless technology translate into new opportunities for profit..."­­From the Introduction

Did you know enough to invest in Microsoft in 1988, when the personal computer industry was firmly established but still in its infancy? Chances are you didn't ... But what would your current portfolio look like if you had?

Tapping into Wireless provides insider details on today's wireless industry, a fledgling but well-entrenched industry with the potential for virtually limitless investment growth. Providing you with the foundation you need to understand wireless­­its driving forces, different sectors, emerging technologies, and more­­this timely book provides specifics instead of generalities and targets the strategies you need to know to invest successfully in today's #1 growth opportunity.

Tom Taulli and Dave Mock have helped thousands of investors understand what is important and what isn't in the world of wireless, and Tapping into Wireless is the first book to assemble their combined technical and investment knowledge into one accessible resource. Look here to learn more about:

• The big players, as well as those newcomers who seem destined to join them at the top
• The ins and outs of wireless network operators, component suppliers, enterprise solutions, and more
• Techniques for investing in promising wireless companies at the pre-IPO stage
• Common metrics and language of the wireless industry
• Top wireless mutual funds, along with proven rules for foreign investing and private equity investing

For more than a century, since the pioneering work of Marconi, wireless technologies have teased investors with their potential for runaway profits. The wireless era has finally arrived. Let Tapping into Wireless give you the inside details on what is really happening in wireless today, and show you which companies and technologies are poised to become leaders. It will give you the knowledge you need to uncover wireless companies that are poised to reach the top­­and the trading savvy you need to catch them on their way up.

About the Author

Tom Taulli is an analyst with NetCap Ventures, an investment banking firm in Newport Beach, California. The author of Investing in IPOs -and Stock Options, Taulli also is a regular contributor to print and online resources including Bloomberg Personal Finance, CBS MarketWatch, and others, and has been a guest commentator on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg TV.

Dave Mock is a syndicated columnist. Mock's in-depth reports on wireless technologies and the wireless industry have appeared in online resources including MotleyFool.com, unstrung.com, and others, and are distributed to a variety of corporations and associations. Among his most popular reports are the investors' guides Wireless 101 and Wireless 201.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071384197
• ISBN-13: 978-0071384193
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've covered the markets for over 15 years. During this time, I have written books like All About Commodities and All About Short Selling. I'm also a regular writer for Forbes.com and InvestorPlace.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mobile Wireless Telephony Basics and Investing, June 13, 2002

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This review is from: Tapping into Wireless : The Savvy Investor's Guide to Profiting From the Wireless Wave (Hardcover)

As a former wireless professional and long time investor in wireless companies, I am frequently asked by fellow investors to recommend a good basic book on wireless. "Tapping into Wireless" fills the bill! The book is highly literate and well organized and covers wireless history, the wireless regulatory environment, the role of wireless service providers, the various warless technologies, and the evolution of wireless standards, and it does so without getting bogged down in technical detail. Better yet, it covers both wireless basics and investing in wireless companies. Not only does the book not favor a particular wireless technology, it cautions against getting emotionally involved with a particular technology. For those that are not intimately familiar with the industry, this is a great place to start.