White Paper V600

3G

Mobile telephony allowed us to talk on the move. The Internet turned raw data into helpful services that people found easy to use in their everyday lives. Now, these two technologies are converging to create third-generation mobile services.

In simple terms, 3G (third-generation) services combine high speed radio access with IP (Internet Protocol)-based services. This does not just mean fast mobile connection to the Web, it means totally new ways to communicate, access information, conduct business, learn and be entertained. It promises liberation from slow, cumbersome equipment and immovable points of access.

Increased 3G data rates, together with extended multimedia and entertainment content, will enhance the use of mobile Internet in a revolutionary way. Gaming will increase the user benefits even more.

The step towards IP is vital. IP is packet-based, allowing users to be “online” at all times, having to pay only for the sent or received data. The connectionless nature of IP also makes access a lot faster: file downloads take less time and we can be connected to a network within a few seconds.

3G introduces wideband radio communications, with incredible access speeds. Compared with today’s mobile networks, 3G will significantly boost network capacity, much needed in densely populated areas – thus operators will be able to support more users, as well as offer more sophisticated services.

This phone is a dual mode phone. Thus the user will be able to use his or her V600 without having to think about which system is being used – the handover between the two systems is going to be seamless.

Using 3G scenarios

3G will change our working habits and social lives in many ways. The services that 3G has to offer will help us to manage our personal information, simplify tasks such as grocery shopping, make better use of our time, and offer services that are just fun to use. People can easily share a moment with their friends, family and work in other geographical sites in a video call. 3G will also help new, flexible working practices, such as working from home and remote access to corporate networks outside traditional working hours. Operators will be able to develop innumerable new service opportunities to attract and retain new customers:

•Your train is delayed so you are late for a meet- ing. By initiating a video call with the people at the meeting, you can still attend, and even see the sketches made at the meeting.

•Parents see their child walk for the first time, and know that the grandparents would love to see this. They initiate a video call to the grand- parents’ computer. The grandparents are thrilled with joy, and the child can hear their encourag- ing voices and see their happy faces.

•Business people can use the time they spend travelling, fixing things that are usually hard to get time for, for example to log on to their bank account, check the balance and pay a few bills - all through their 3G device.

•On vacation, people can make reservations when they get to their destination by using their 3G handset to obtain up-to-date information, including hotel vacancies. Having booked a room, they can use their phone to view video clips of local tourist attractions and talk to someone from the local tourist information bureau at the same time.

•A maintenance engineer, repairing some equip- ment at a client’s premises, has a problem. Using his 3G mobile phone, he can contact his department and then download a demonstra- tion video that guides him through the repair process.

•People can also share a moment with their friends and family in other geographical sites by capturing the moment with the video recorder and then sending them the video clip in an MMS message.

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August 2005