MMS—Building on the success of SMS
With MMS it will be possible to send and receive rich, integrated content made up of video, digital audio, color images and animations. But MMS is more than just messaging—it is a service environment that facilitates push capabilities and the creation of interactive applications and services. |
SyncML—Getting the mobile Internet in sync
SyncML is an open industry specification for universal data synchronization. SyncML 2.0 will synchronize user data, enable mobile devices to be managed from servers, and promote new features, such as remote backup and restore. |
Further evolution of the GSM/EDGE radio access network
In 3GPP standardization, the next evolutionary step for the GSM/EDGE cellular system—called GSM/EDGE radio access network, or GERAN—is a standardization of enhancements that yield greater alignment with UMTS/UTRAN, thus further evolving GSM toward third-generation wireless systems. |
Evolving WCDMA
Enhancements functionality in the current WCDMA standard, as well as future additions to it, can meet evolving requirements for more capacity and greater support for end-to-end services, such as multimedia services, high-precision location services, and high-speed packet-data services. |
Telecom management for ENGINE
The ability to present services to customers is what attracts operators to multi-service management systems. The telecom management solution for ENGINE includes a multiservice network operations support system, network management and service assurance, and customer management and service provisioning. |
Approach to E2E service assurance on the mobile Internet
The industry is setting standards for business-critical applications through user-driven service-level agreements that establish committed levels of network and application availability and responsiveness. End-to-end service performance and QoS are parameters that will differentiate service providers in the mobile Internet marketplace. |
CDMA2000—A world view
CDMA2000 3X or 3XRTT has been superseded by a two-phase strategy called CDMA2000 1xEV. The two phases of 1xEV are labeled 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV, where DO stands for data only, and DV stands for data and voice. |
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