Title :
Mobile4D platform
Author :
Botha, Adele ; Makitla, Ismael ; Tolmay, Jp ; Ford, Merryl ; Seetharam, Dhiren ; Butgereit, Laurie ; Ogunleye, Olalekan ; Abouchabki, Colin
Author_Institution :
Meraka Inst., CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
The mobile telecommunications story in Africa and the developing world is a remarkable one. Africa´s mobile cellular growth rate has been the highest of any region over the past 5 years, averaging close to 60% year on year. There have been large cellular infrastructure investments, which have enabled millions of people to communicate better. This paper looks at the various technical & operational considerations associated with creating a middleware platform for mobile services that will support different mobile paradigms (voice, text, multimedia, mobile web, applications) using a variety of communications protocols (SMS, USSD, MMS, Bluetooth, WAP data via GPRS/3G/HSDPA). This will enable the reusability of components, ensure scalability, support multiple access devices (from basic phones to more powerful smart phones, including traditional PCs), provide interoperability via different modes of access and will enable faster development time.
Keywords :
cellular radio; middleware; mobile computing; multi-access systems; open systems; protocols; telecommunication computing; Africa mobile cellular growth rate; communication protocol; faster development time; interoperability; large cellular infrastructure investment; middleware platform; mobile paradigm; mobile service; mobile telecommunication story; mobile4D platform; multiple access device; Africa; Java; Middleware; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Protocols; Telecommunications; Development; Development Time; Mobile; Reusable;
Conference_Titel :
IST-Africa, 2010
Conference_Location :
Durban
Print_ISBN :
978-1-905824-15-1
