Difference between revisions of "4. Mobile Internet"
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<b>Name of the driving force:</b> | <b>Name of the driving force:</b> | ||
Mobile internet | <br>Mobile internet | ||
<b>What is it?</b> | <b>What is it?</b> | ||
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Mobile internet enables the user to go online with there mobile phones, pda or smart phone. With a mobile internet connection the user can access the World Wide Web, E-mail, streaming audio and video and chat sessions. Mobile internet requires an active data connection with a cellular network. | Mobile internet enables the user to go online with there mobile phones, pda or smart phone. With a mobile internet connection the user can access the World Wide Web, E-mail, streaming audio and video and chat sessions. Mobile internet requires an active data connection with a cellular network. | ||
Furthermore the use of mobile is growing rapidly and has surpassed its user base from the total PC based Internet users (Tomi Ahonen Almanac 2009). The great advantages for using mobile internet is that it can be used at anytime and any place as long as there is a cellular network. | Furthermore the use of mobile is growing rapidly and has surpassed its user base from the total PC based Internet users (Tomi Ahonen Almanac 2009). The great advantages for using mobile internet is that it can be used at anytime and any place as long as there is a cellular network. | ||
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<b>Enablers</b> | <b>Enablers</b> | ||
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• Mobile phones | • Mobile phones | ||
• Mobile web browsers | • Mobile web browsers | ||
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• Cellular network | • Cellular network | ||
<b>Inhibitors (what can stop or slow the driving force down) | <b>Inhibitors (what can stop or slow the driving force down)</br> | ||
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• Cost of mobile internet subscription. | • Cost of mobile internet subscription. | ||
• Limitations of a mobile phone (small screen, battery size, memory, speed etc.) | • Limitations of a mobile phone (small screen, battery size, memory, speed etc.) | ||
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• Speed of mobile internet. | • Speed of mobile internet. | ||
<b>Experts | <b>Experts</br> | ||
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• Tim Berners-Lee, Mobile Web Initiative W3C Director and inventor of the Web. http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ | • Tim Berners-Lee, Mobile Web Initiative W3C Director and inventor of the Web. http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ | ||
• Openwave: creator of the first ever mobile web browser UP.Browser. http://www.openwave.com/us/about_openwave/ | • Openwave: creator of the first ever mobile web browser UP.Browser. http://www.openwave.com/us/about_openwave/ | ||
<b>Timing | <b>Timing</br> | ||
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With times like this it is important to ensure that information is available everywhere and always. This trend tends to tie up the lose knots in information loss. Although it is not yet perfect, newer and better technologies are emerging to help improve the quality of mobile internet (i.e. better mobile browsers, newer mobile phones). | With times like this it is important to ensure that information is available everywhere and always. This trend tends to tie up the lose knots in information loss. Although it is not yet perfect, newer and better technologies are emerging to help improve the quality of mobile internet (i.e. better mobile browsers, newer mobile phones). | ||
<b>Web resources | <b>Web resources</b> | ||
Mobile Web Initiative: http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ | Mobile Web Initiative: http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ | ||
Opera: http://www.opera.com/mobile/ | Opera: http://www.opera.com/mobile/ | ||
Open Mobile Alliance: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/ | Open Mobile Alliance: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/ | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 4 May 2009
Name of the driving force:
Mobile internet
What is it?
Mobile internet enables the user to go online with there mobile phones, pda or smart phone. With a mobile internet connection the user can access the World Wide Web, E-mail, streaming audio and video and chat sessions. Mobile internet requires an active data connection with a cellular network.
Furthermore the use of mobile is growing rapidly and has surpassed its user base from the total PC based Internet users (Tomi Ahonen Almanac 2009). The great advantages for using mobile internet is that it can be used at anytime and any place as long as there is a cellular network.
Enablers
• Mobile phones
• Mobile web browsers
• Mobile operating systems
• Network operators
• Mobile internet subscription
• Cellular network
Inhibitors (what can stop or slow the driving force down)
• Cost of mobile internet subscription.
• Limitations of a mobile phone (small screen, battery size, memory, speed etc.)
• Lack of mobile web browsers that support technologies (flash is not supported to the fullest at the moment.)
• Speed of mobile internet.
Experts
• Tim Berners-Lee, Mobile Web Initiative W3C Director and inventor of the Web. http://www.w3.org/Mobile/
• Openwave: creator of the first ever mobile web browser UP.Browser. http://www.openwave.com/us/about_openwave/
Timing
With times like this it is important to ensure that information is available everywhere and always. This trend tends to tie up the lose knots in information loss. Although it is not yet perfect, newer and better technologies are emerging to help improve the quality of mobile internet (i.e. better mobile browsers, newer mobile phones).
Web resources Mobile Web Initiative: http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ Opera: http://www.opera.com/mobile/ Open Mobile Alliance: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/