TAZOS Cellular Consulting T yler Zachary, A rieh Levy, Z ach Horton, O ra Mayes, & S atoko Nagai Advised By Michael Sisto IBM Consultant Wireless Broadband

Introduction Emphasis – Tiger Phone –Continuation of last years group –Concept behind Tiger Phone –Main goal: research, analyze, and create solution

Background Research Researched possible services –Messaging, LBS, etc. –Wireless infrastructures Cellular Providers –Four local providers –Possible services to offer FHSU

Services Provided –Messaging Services SMS, CBS, USSD, EMS, & MMS –Other services Location Base Service (LBS) –LBS messaging for Forsyth Library, Memorial Union, etc. –Wireless Infrastructure GPRS, GSM, & CDMA

Cellular Providers Scheduled meetings with providers –Meet with all four local providers in the area Meetings included: Unicel, Nex-Tech, Westlink, & Alltel –Discussed services that they offered Conclude which provider offer requested services Tested phones for various features

Phones Low end phones to high end phones PDA keyboards vs. phone keys Battery life Features Size

Signal Testing Sampled campus –8 buildings Tomanek Hall, Rarick Hall, Forsyth Library Hall, Memorial Union, Gross Memorial Coliseum, McMindes Hall, Custer Hall, & Sheridan Hall –Over 40 Floors tested total Color coordinated Patterns in signal strength

Signal Strength Legend Red is excellent signal strength Yellow is the cut off for usable signal Green and Blue shows a lack of sufficient signal

Forsyth Library Basement

Rarick Hall 1 st Floor

Rarick Hall 2 nd Floor

Rarick Hall 3 rd Floor

Tomanek Hall 1 st Floor

Conclusion & Experience Conclusion –Issues –Background: Benefits What we learned: –Wireless Infrastructures –Messaging Systems –Carriers –Signal test

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