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ITKS540 Introduction to mobile technology and business. Jani Kurhinen Fall 2008. Convergence of the digital world. The convergence has different dimensions: Service convergence Device convergence Network convergence It affects all the players of e-world
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ITKS540 Introduction to mobile technology and business Jani Kurhinen Fall 2008 University of Jyväskylä
Convergence of the digital world • The convergence has different dimensions: • Service convergence • Device convergence • Network convergence • It affects all the players of e-world • Media industry, service developers and providers, fixed and mobile operators, device manufacturers University of Jyväskylä
Service convergence • Different type of services over different access and terminal technologies. • person to person, • person to content and • content to person. • Requires access and device awareness. University of Jyväskylä
Device convergence • Support for several access types. • More features in one terminal • Phone, fax, mail, music, video, portable memory, camera, GPS, TV, payment. • Identification and security mechanisms are common. • Common interfaces for accessing services. University of Jyväskylä
Network convergence • Networks with layered architecture. • Service, control, transport, access. • Increased efficiency: • optimized transport and coding solutions • no need for over-capacity • Common resources regardless of the access: • Charging, presence, management, directories, session control.. University of Jyväskylä
End-user behavior • The technology is not the only one that is changing! • Trends from a user-service perspective: • Globalization, individuality, tribalism, social networking, nomadic lifestyle. University of Jyväskylä