5 th Nov 2003 Mobile Technical Internet Architecture Terminals and Terminal software Samuli Lahnamäki [email protected] Martta Seppälä [email protected]@[email protected].

5th Nov 2003 Mobile Technical Internet Architecture

Terminals and Terminal software

Samuli Lahnamäki [email protected] Seppälä [email protected]


Devices categorized

Customer needs:

• Traditional use• Voice calls, voice-mail, SMS

• Trend ”use”• Show-Phones, new, cool design (fashion phones), imaging,

games, chat, browsing, connectivity, music player, radio..

• Heavy use• Business phones (e-mail, fax, calendar (and other PDA apps))

Manufactures needs

• Ever-growing Revenues (ie. ” Creating customer needs ”)

Market penetration


Path to to future devices

(Near) Future

1. From a mobile device to a functionally and operationally optimized personal device• functional satisfaction supported by design and styling

2. From fixed functionality to a platform of continuous excitement and emotional attachment• applications can be updated by consumer and personal data

can be synchronized

3. From a specific communication device to a central hub of personal communication, interactive services and life management• all functionality can be executed via the device or with

accessories• all-in-one-package


Terminal categories: Voice

• Voice devices• voice-centric usage, messaging applications (SMS)• different design style for different life styles• (efficient data connection, browsing)

Haier P5

Motorola Gamma Gold

Siemens A55

Nokia 1100 Samsung GPRS

watch phone


Terminal categories: Entertainment

• Entertainment devices• Combining mobile phone with entertainment applications• Messaging, music, radio, games• personalization• social interaction (chat, on-line games)• cost-efficiency• timeliness

Siemens SX45

Nokia 3300

Nokia N-Gage


Terminal categories: Imaging

• Imaging devices• person-to-person multimedia communications• concentrates on messaging (MMS) and imaging: camera, large

screen, mediocre memory size• picture taken with Nokia 6600:

Sony Ericsson P800

Nokia 7600

Nokia 6600


Terminal categories: Media

• Media devices• personalized access to Internet services• personal information management• audio and data functionality• support for third-party applications• good usability, (touchscreen)

Nokia 7700

Sony-Ericsson P900

Motorola A920

Nokia 7210


Terminal categories: Business

• Business (Communicator) devices• Complete business communication: voice, messaging, image

communication, fax, e-mail, browsing• Synchronization with corporation information systems • Tools for viewing, editing and creating business-related data

(e.g. powerpoint shows)• platform for third party applications• ”shrank laptop”

Nokia 9210 Communicator


Summary

• Most of the devices on market are mixture of several / all categories

• Used-to-be business applications are available also in ”fashion phones”• usability?

• Location applications not categorized in MITA books• will be compulsory (USA) -> no need for category?

• More terminals: http://www.zfone.com/mobiles.php• About creating customer needs...


Mobile software 1/3

Terminal Software

Series 60 Platform

• Symbian OS

• Smartphone

• Large colour screens, usable UI

• Open platform, open standards (Java, competitors)


Mobile software 2/3

Server Software

• Messaging (SMSC, MMS center)

• Browsing (WAP Gateway, Proxy Server)

• Content Delivery (Delivery Server, Messaging Gateway)

• Device and subscriber management (Terminal Management Server, Profile Server)

• Mobile Payment (Wallet)


Mobile software 3/3

Developer Community

• Forum Nokia

Ref. MITA vol. 2, pp. 93 - 105, pp. 145 - 154

5 th Nov 2003 Mobile Technical Internet Architecture Terminals and Terminal software Samuli Lahnamäki [email protected] Martta Seppälä [email protected]@[email protected].

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