ITKS540 Fall 2008University of Jyväskylä ITKS540 Introduction to mobile technology and business Jani Kurhinen Fall 2008

ITKS540 Fall 2008University 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

ITKS540 Fall 2008University 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.

ITKS540 Fall 2008University 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.

ITKS540 Fall 2008University 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..

ITKS540 Fall 2008University 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.