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The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses

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dc.contributor.author Botha, Adèle
dc.contributor.author Makitla, I
dc.contributor.author Ford, M
dc.contributor.author Fogwill, T
dc.contributor.author Seetharam, D
dc.contributor.author Abouchabki, C
dc.contributor.author Tolmay, JP
dc.contributor.author Oguneye, O
dc.date.accessioned 2010-08-31T08:24:59Z
dc.date.available 2010-08-31T08:24:59Z
dc.date.issued 2010-08-31
dc.identifier.citation Botha, 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 6 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4241
dc.description CSIR 3rd biennial conference: 2010 science real and, relevant, CSIR International Convention Center, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August-1 September 2010. en
dc.description.abstract 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. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher CSIR en
dc.subject Mobile telecommunications en
dc.subject Africa mobile cellular growth en
dc.subject Large cellular infrastructure investments en
dc.subject Meraka en
dc.subject Information communication technology en
dc.subject ICT en
dc.subject SMS en
dc.subject USSD en
dc.subject MMS en
dc.subject Bluetooth en
dc.subject Wap en
dc.subject CSIR Conference 2010 en
dc.subject Voice en
dc.subject Text en
dc.subject Multimedia en
dc.subject GPRS en
dc.subject HSDPA en
dc.title The mobile phone in Africa: Providing services to the masses en
dc.type Conference Presentation en
dc.identifier.apacitation Botha, 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/10204/4241 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Botha, 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/10204/4241 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Botha 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 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris 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 - en_ZA


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