SMS & GPRSMobile Application

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Global Mobile System Evolution

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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 00 Jan 03

20 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.Psktis congested,use Kesas Highway instead.

Emergency Meetingon 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

ConcertTickets

SportsStock

Quotes

Flight

Schedule

SMS Application Examples:

extend E-mail to Phone

• Receive and respond to important e-mail via SMS

•Add comments and forward to others

•Request “more” of the e-mail message

From: bill@abccompany.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 Balanceis RM 2065.78

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 171.2– 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, e-mail…

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

1. User sends a request for location of a restaurant2. Server returns map file to mobile device (over GPRS)3. User receives additional layer of information via SMS that

sits on top of map and pinpoints location in relation to user

GPRSNetwork

LocationServer

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.

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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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