The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses

Botha, AdèleMakitla, IFord, MFogwill, TSeetharam, DAbouchabki, CTolmay, JPOguneye, O2010-08-312010-08-312010-08-31Botha, A, et al. 2010. Reliable non-destructive inspection of composite materials in use in the aviation industry. CSIR 3rd biennial conference: 2010 science real and, relevant, CSIR International Convention Center, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August-1 September 2010, pp 6http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4241CSIR 3rd biennial conference: 2010 science real and, relevant, CSIR International Convention Center, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August-1 September 2010.The story of mobile telecommunications in Africa and the developing world is a remarkable one. Africa's mobile cellular growth rate has been the highest of any region over the past 5 years, averaging close to 60% year on year. Large cellular infrastructure investments, which have enabled millions of people to communicate better, have been made. In accordance with the Meraka theme and objective of increasing ICT intensity and pervasiveness in society, this paper looks at the various technical and operational considerations associated with creating a middleware platform for mobile services. The platform should be able to support different mobile paradigms (voice, text, multimedia, mobile web, applications) using a variety of communications protocols (SMS, USSD, MMS, Bluetooth, WAP data via GPRS/3G/HSDPA). This will enable components to be reused, ensure scalability, support multiple access devices (from basic phones to more powerful smart phones, including traditional PCs), provide interoperability via different modes of access and also ensure faster development time.enMobile telecommunicationsAfrica mobile cellular growthLarge cellular infrastructure investmentsMerakaInformation communication technologyICTSMSUSSDMMSBluetoothWapCSIR Conference 2010VoiceTextMultimediaGPRSHSDPAThe mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the massesConference PresentationBotha, A., Makitla, I., Ford, M., Fogwill, T., Seetharam, D., Abouchabki, C., ... Oguneye, O. (2010). The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4241Botha, Adèle, I Makitla, M Ford, T Fogwill, D Seetharam, C Abouchabki, JP Tolmay, and O Oguneye. "The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4241Botha A, Makitla I, Ford M, Fogwill T, Seetharam D, Abouchabki C, et al, The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses; CSIR; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4241 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Botha, Adèle AU - Makitla, I AU - Ford, M AU - Fogwill, T AU - Seetharam, D AU - Abouchabki, C AU - Tolmay, JP AU - Oguneye, O AB - The story of mobile telecommunications in Africa and the developing world is a remarkable one. Africa's mobile cellular growth rate has been the highest of any region over the past 5 years, averaging close to 60% year on year. Large cellular infrastructure investments, which have enabled millions of people to communicate better, have been made. In accordance with the Meraka theme and objective of increasing ICT intensity and pervasiveness in society, this paper looks at the various technical and operational considerations associated with creating a middleware platform for mobile services. The platform should be able to support different mobile paradigms (voice, text, multimedia, mobile web, applications) using a variety of communications protocols (SMS, USSD, MMS, Bluetooth, WAP data via GPRS/3G/HSDPA). This will enable components to be reused, ensure scalability, support multiple access devices (from basic phones to more powerful smart phones, including traditional PCs), provide interoperability via different modes of access and also ensure faster development time. DA - 2010-08-31 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mobile telecommunications KW - Africa mobile cellular growth KW - Large cellular infrastructure investments KW - Meraka KW - Information communication technology KW - ICT KW - SMS KW - USSD KW - MMS KW - Bluetooth KW - Wap KW - CSIR Conference 2010 KW - Voice KW - Text KW - Multimedia KW - GPRS KW - HSDPA LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 T1 - The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses TI - The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4241 ER -