Nouveau rapport sur les technologies mobiles et les stratégies au Canada

Notre nouveau rapport sur les technologies mobiles et les stratégies au Canada est disponible en anglais au coût de 245$.

The technologies and strategies behind new mobile services
Profile of the Canadian industry
[Nature of mobile technologies, evolution of the industry.]
Par: Louis Rhéaume, Associé principal, Infocom Intelligence, 2007
75 pages

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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



Louis Rhéaume
Infocom Intelligence
www.infocomintelligence.com
louis75@sympatico.ca