Botha, AdèleMakitla, ITolmay, JPFord, MSeetharam, DButgereit, LOgunleye, OAbouchabki, C2010-07-202010-07-202010-05Botha, A, Makitla, I, Tolmay, JP et al. 2010. Mobile4D platform. IST Africa 2010, Durban, South Africa, 19-21 May 2010, pp 7978-1-905824-15-1http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2010http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4110IST Africa 2010, Durban, South Africa, 19-21 May 2010The mobile telecommunications story 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. There have been large cellular infrastructure investments, which have enabled millions of people to communicate better. This paper looks at the various technical & operational considerations associated with creating a middleware platform for mobile services that will 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 the reusability of components, 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 will enable faster development time.enMobile telecommunicationsCellular infrastructureMobile4D platformAfrica telecommunicationsMultiple access devicesIST Africa 2010Conference PresentationBotha, A., Makitla, I., Tolmay, J., Ford, M., Seetharam, D., Butgereit, L., ... Abouchabki, C. (2010). Mobile4D platform. The authors. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4110Botha, Adèle, I Makitla, JP Tolmay, M Ford, D Seetharam, L Butgereit, O Ogunleye, and C Abouchabki. "Mobile4D platform." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4110Botha A, Makitla I, Tolmay J, Ford M, Seetharam D, Butgereit L, et al, Mobile4D platform; The authors; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4110 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Botha, Adèle AU - Makitla, I AU - Tolmay, JP AU - Ford, M AU - Seetharam, D AU - Butgereit, L AU - Ogunleye, O AU - Abouchabki, C AB - The mobile telecommunications story 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. There have been large cellular infrastructure investments, which have enabled millions of people to communicate better. This paper looks at the various technical & operational considerations associated with creating a middleware platform for mobile services that will 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 the reusability of components, 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 will enable faster development time. DA - 2010-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mobile telecommunications KW - Cellular infrastructure KW - Mobile4D platform KW - Africa telecommunications KW - Multiple access devices KW - IST Africa 2010 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 978-1-905824-15-1 T1 - Mobile4D platform TI - Mobile4D platform UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4110 ER -