Techniques for validating wireless internet services

The wireless Internet services domain is an application domain that can be characterized as follows: quickly evolving technology, upcoming new devices, new communication protocols, support for new different media types, varying and limited communication bandwidth, together with the need for new business models that will fit in with a completely new services portfolio. Examples of new wireless Internet services can be expected in the domains of Mobile Entertainment, Telemedicine, Travel Services, Tracking and Monitoring Services, or Mobile Trading Services. This domain lacks specific experience on particular techniques, their applicability and constraints. At the moment, there are no standards for developing software in this domain. Based on the experience and needs of real pilots, a survey was performed to look for techniques for validating wireless Internet services. The results and the discussion are presented in this report with the purpose of characterizing the testing activities of wireless Internet services.