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101 Things That You Never Knew You Could Do With Mobile Handsets James Body, Director - Research - ((Truphone)). “My name is James, James Body……”. Pink Drinks and Buns!. Multi-Modal Early Adopter Users. What do you carry on YOUR person?. Always keep a reserve and never run out of options!
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101 Things That You Never Knew You Could Do With Mobile HandsetsJames Body, Director - Research - ((Truphone))
What do you carry on YOUR person? • Always keep a reserve and never run out of options! • Need to cope with: • Multi-protocols, applications and networks • Different operating scenarions • Equipment failure and user idiocy • No one piece of kit
About the person • Nokia E61i • Nokia N95 • Apple iPhone • Nokia N810 • SIM holder
Man Bag • Portable WiFi AP and HSDPA Data Adapter • Proporta Battery Pack(s) • Power Adapters • Nokia N800 • Multitude of other phones • Flash Cards • Leads
Personal Connectivity Bubbles • Cradlepoint PHS300 • JoikuSpot
Back Pack • MacBook Pro • Mains Power Distribution • More phones • More SIMs • Hard Disk Drive • Bluetooth Keyboard
Using Alternative Bearers • Emergence of dual mode WiFi GSM handsets • Freeing users from commercial/political network lock-in • Users are not constrained to use ONE network only • Real time comms over any IP bearer (including 3G IP and Wimax) • Commercial and lobbying power of MNOs is huge • ‘Significant Market Power’ • Competition is good for everyone • Network neutrality
Multi-Protocol Support • Want to be able to reach people and services using many different networks and protocols • IM/Presence for SIP, MSN, AIM, Skype, Gtalk, ICQ • Need to do this in handset friendly manner • Backward compatibility with legacy systems such as SMS
Variable Rate Tariffing • Need to control who communicates with you • Need to control when people communicate with you • Need to control how people communicate with you • COST is a great way of doing this • And it generates revenue! • Intelligent call routing
Intelligent SIMs • Modern SIMs can do a lot more than most MNO currently let them! • Multi-IMSI - many numbers, many profiles all in one SIM • Independent applications - running on SIM and not phone • Able to use ‘covert’ channels to communicate back
Questions Let’s go interactive
Other Stuff! • Rich Presence • Power Management • Intelligent Call Handling • Secure media and signalling • Remote control • Real Time Video • Early Media • Synchronization • Aggregation - multiple services • When is a phone not a phone….?