Title :
Incorporating social shaping into technology planning for 3G/UMTS
Author_Institution :
Digital World Res. Centre, Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Abstract :
This paper examines and explores the social practices of mobile telephone users that reflect their everyday use of present-day mobile communications technologies. It discusses the ways in which these practices can be incorporated into technology planning for 3G/UMTS to enable the development of solutions that more closely match user expectations. The paper cites research conducted by DWRC for the UMTS Forum between 2002 and 2004.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; mobile handsets; planning; social aspects of automation; 3G/UMTS; DWRC; UMTS Forum; mobile communications technologies; mobile telephone users; social practices; social shaping; technology planning; user expectations;
Conference_Titel :
3G Mobile Communication Technologies, 2004. 3G 2004. Fifth IEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-388-9
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20040646
