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Download the Operator Requirements for
Features & Services
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485kb)
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Mike Short, VP products and services,
O2
In an article that appeared in New Age Media,
Mike discussed the digital services and colour
transistion
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The development of GSM Networks and terminals to support
more advanced data bearer technologies has allowed for the
introduction of new exciting data services. These technologies
allow for a greater bandwidth and more capable execution
environment, so permitting for the development of mobile
applications. The world has become increasingly computer
centric and computer applications are now used for a number of
tasks such as communications, financial management,
information retrieval, entertainment and game playing. It is a
natural progression for the user to expect these applications
to be available to them on their mobile terminal.
The
initial developments in mobile applications were basic,
running on the GSM SIM Card using SIM Tool Kit interfacing
through capable terminals and using SMS to communicate with
the application infrastructure. These were followed by the
introduction of browsers utilising special mobile protocols
(WAP, HDML, etc) and the basic data capabilities of the GSM
terminals of the time. These allow the user to use their
mobile terminal to access basic text format content such as
news, sport, entertainment, information, etc.
The
introduction of higher bandwidth capability allows for richer
applications, and the packet switched nature of GPRS networks
allows for more efficient applications. They will facilitate
the introduction of true multimedia services such as
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) which will allow the user
to send and receive messaging containing pictures, images,
sound and text.
New network features, such as Location
Servers, can allow the mobile applications to be enhanced to
tailor the way they work, and improve the value to the user.
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