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The technologies and strategies behind new mobile services
Profile of the Canadian industry
[Nature of mobile technologies, evolution of the industry.]

By: Louis Rhéaume, Senior Partner, Infocom Intelligence
2007
75 pages

The technologies and strategies behind new mobile services:
Profile of the Canadian industry

TABLE OF CONTENT Page

1.0 Mobile technologies................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 The info-communications industry............................................................................ 4
2.1.2 Major issues
2.1.3 Innovation dynamics

1.2 Nature of mobile technologies.................................................................................. 10
1.2.0 Networks.................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Key Canadian carriers and their networks
2.2.2 Wi-Fi
2.2.3 Inukshuk: wireless broadband network
2.2.4 WiMAX = 4G?

1.3.0 Receivers and transmitters.................................................................................... 17
2.3.1 Mobile transmitters, RFID
2.3.2 Mobile receivers, mobile phones and PDAs

1.4.0 Mobile Voice............................................................................................................ 19

1.5.0 Protocols................................................................................................................. 21
2.5.1. Messaging
2.5.2. Bluetooth

1.6.0 Other promising new mobile technologies................................................. 24
1.6.1 The impact of Skype
1.6.2 Apple upcoming iPhone
1.6.3 Convergence is influencing mobile technologies
1.6.4 Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC)
1.6.5 Mobile payments solutions
1.6.6 New mobile data services

Case Study I: Oz Communications.......................................................................31
Case Study II: Wavesat.........................................................................................35
Case Study III: Flick software ..........................................................................................39
Case Study IV: Corus Entertainment................................................................................41
Case Study V: Ericsson Canada ...................................................................................... 44
Case Study VI: Nurun.........................................................................................................46






Appendix I: List of acronyms....................................................................................................... 49

Appendix II: Innovations in semi-conductor and radio technology........................................ 59

Appendix III: Value mapping of wireless data access technologies........................................60

Appendix IV: Canadian wireless operators’ network for innovation........................................61

Appendix V: The changing role of the mobile network operator............................................. 62

Appendix VI: Adoption timeframe of future m-commerce services........................................ 63

Appendix VII: Key activities for mobile innovation management............................................64

Appendix VIII: Framework criteria to evaluate a new mobile innovation project....................65.

Appendix IX: Examples of customer driven innovations from a mobile society.....................66

Appendix X: Customers top priorities when choosing a mobile phone....................................67

Appendix XI: New applications in Europe and Asia................................................................... 68

Appendix XII: Evolutionary paths for co-evolving consumer demand.......................................69

Appendix XIII: The infocommunications industry : a layer model........................................... 70

Appendix XIV: Competing networks and technologies in the local access market.................71

Appendix XV: The old information Mega-Industry........................................ ..............................72

Appendix XVI: How the Information industry is realigning........................................ ................73

Appendix XVII: Telecom operators’ portfolios........................................ .....................................74

Appendix XVIII: The process of information networking........................................ ....................75


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Louis Rhéaume
Infocom Intelligence
http://www.infocomintelligence.com/