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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 16 page paper examines the technology that allows mobile or cellular telephone users to connect to the internet that competes with WAP. The paper looks at the history and development of i-mode first introduced in Japan in 1999 by NTT DoCoMo, the technical specifications under second and third generation platforms, how it may develop and the way it is used. The paper ends with a discussion on the Telstra introduction and market in Australia. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Page Count:
16 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEimode.rtf
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1. Introduction From the first days of the internet there was a basic realisation of the enabling
technology this could be. The potential in terms of e-commerce may not have been fully realised at the time, but today with mobile wireless technology and increasing cultural acceptance and
expectation has also driven the development of the technology. The development of wireless networking and the integration with mobile or cellular telephones increased freedom with the development of third
generation technology has also driven the use and expansion forward. The technology seen in many countries has been that of WAP. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been the dominant model
of internet access for mobile telephone users. i-mode has been developed as an alterative to WAP and has a great deal of potential in terms of e-business. This paper will
explore the use and potential of i-mode including the introduction into the Australian market. 2. Background i-mode (with a small i) was introduced into the market place in 1999, by
205 there are 13 companies using the technology and more than 175 million users, with 50 million users being active users (Odell, 2005). With this level of growth in
such a short period of time the development and background to the rise of i-mode should be examined. i-mode is a development that took place as a result of
the flaws seen in WAP so we need to briefly review this technology to appreciate the development of i-mode. Wireless application protocol is one of the ways in which a
mobile telephone may connect to the internet. This is usually a limited connection as the technology allowing the connection is much slower than a land based line or a traditional
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