SMS & GPRS Mobile Application Prepared by: CHIN PING MING IT 06122

Global Mobile System Evolution 3G2.5G2G1G 80’s90’s GSM CDMA GPRS EDGE UMTS

Mobile Messaging Service Evolution Path

What is SMS? Short Message Service –Max 160 chars. The world’s Text Messaging standard. Today’s largest mobile data channel. 1 Billion World SMS users by 2003.

SMS Features Biggest data audience Low cost Secure Easy two-way response Discreet Efficient Urgent Cool Additive Store & Forward

SMS Growth per Month Worldwide Jan 02Jan 01Jan 00Jan Billion 14 Billion 30 Billion Source from ZIM Technologies International Inc.

SMS Network

What can you do with SMS? Person-to-Person Messaging –Send regards, Chatting, Forward Jokes...etc Pushed Messages: –Information Alert –Reminder –Text Advertising Final Score Senators 4 Minnesota 3 Next Home Game March 14 vs. Edmonton

What can you do with SMS? Pulled Messages: –Information Based Services –Location Based Services Games People Play Unified Messaging –Bulk Messages for corporate. Traffic in L.Pskt is congested, use Kesas Highway instead. Emergency Meeting on 9pm tonight. Management ABC Corp.

SMS Limitation Only 160 chars.(Latin alphabets) can be sent each time. –Max. 70 chars for non-Latin alphabets. –Due to limitation of MAP in GSM protocol Plain text only. Only simple mobile content could be deployed using SMS. Delayed – non real-time

SMS Application Examples: Information-Based Services Schedule Reminders Banking Concert Tickets Sports Stock Quotes Flight Schedule

SMS Application Examples: extend to Phone Receive and respond to important via SMS Add comments and forward to others Request “more” of the message From: com Sub: Seminar this pm. New start 6pm. Can you make it?

SMS Application Examples: extend Calendar Function to Phone Receive and respond to new and updated calendar items Update your desktop calendar according to meeting status Update organizers and corporate calendar with meeting status Receive attendee availability status Receive reminders – includes ability to “dismiss” and “snooze” New: Sales Meeting at 2:00pm a - Accept d - Decline t – Tentative Options Back

SMS Application Examples: Value-added SMS Info. Service – Flight Status – Currency Exchange – Stock Quotes – Package Tracking – Weather Forecasts – Language Translations – Dictionary Definitions – Daily Horoscopes – News Updates YYZ Arrival Info (Wednesday, Mar 12,2003) for Flight AC446 from OTTAWA Arrived Gate 34: 11:08 Options Back

SMS Application Examples: SMS Banking Check Account Balance Paying Bills Inter-banks Transaction Credit Card Authorization/Verification (Wednesday, Mar 12,2003) Your Balance is RM Options Back

SMS Application Examples: SMS Voting

What is GPRS? General Packet Radio Service 2.5G network (GPRS,EDGE) Wireless Network implemented over current GSM network (9.6kbps) –Add SGSN & GGSN. Theoretical speed up to –But most likely in reality are 40~60 kbps.

GPRS System Architecture

GPRS Advantages Packet-Switched –Instantaneous connectivity. Always-on Connection Charged only on data transfer,not time. High Speed of Transfer rate Simultaneous Data & Voice transmission.

Classification of GPRS Class A –simultaneous voice and data transmission Class B –automatic switching (according to phone settings) between voice and data Class C –hand-operated switching between voice and data

GPRS Limitation Limited Cell Capacity For All Users Speeds Much Lower in Reality Support of GPRS Mobile Terminate by Terminals is not Ensured Transit Delays No Store and Forward

Statistic of GPRS usage

GPRS Application Mobile Commerce –Banking,Finance,Stock Exchange Mobile Information Service –Ads,whether,traveling,news,yellow pages.. Mobile Internet Access –Web, ftp, …

GPRS Application Mobile Profession –Virtual Office, Virtual Clinic… Mobile Location-Based Service (Map) –Nearest restaurant,hotel,happening event… Multimedia Message Service (MMS) –Video,Audio,Picture,Game…

GPRS Application Examples: Live Broadcasting How’s my team performing? Watch them live !!!

Mobile Streaming Application News Music Movie trailers Presentation

GPRS Application Examples: Location-Based Service  User sends a request for location of a restaurant  Server returns map file to mobile device (over GPRS)  User receives additional layer of information via SMS that sits on top of map and pinpoints location in relation to user GPRS Network Location Server

Proposed GPRS Mobile Application: Restaurant Digital Assistant (RDA) Improves the existing Mobile Ordering system – Malaysia Delights. Waiter take & submit order to kitchen/bar/cashier via wireless network.

Proposed GPRS Mobile Application: Restaurant Digital Assistant (RDA) Benefits: –Quicker ordering. –No walks to kitchen to change order. –Improves staff performance. –Updates Menu one short to all waiters.

Proposed GPRS Mobile Application: Restaurant Digital Assistant (RDA) Improves Stock Control. Real time updates on outlets performance. Extensive reporting capabilities.

Proposed GPRS Mobile Application: Restaurant Digital Assistant (RDA) Add-on Function: –Add Pictures. –Membership System: Get use preferences Special Discount/Updates –Order on road –Easy Payment system –Multi-Languages interface –Comment/Complain system

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