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Botha, Adèle
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Makitla, I
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Ford, F
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Fogwill, T
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Seetharam, D
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Abouchabki, C
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Tolmay, JP
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Oguneye, O
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2010-08-31T08:50:23Z |
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2010-08-31T08:50:23Z |
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2010-08-31 |
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Botha, A, et al. 2010. Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses. CSIR 3rd biennial conference 2010, Science Real and, Relevant, CSIR International Convention Center, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August-1 September 2010, pp 6 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4246
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CSIR 3rd biennial conference: 2010 science real and, relevant, CSIR International Convention Center, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August-1 September 2010 |
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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. |
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CSIR |
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Mobile telecommunications |
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Africa mobile cellular growth |
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Large cellular infrastructure investments |
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Information communication technology |
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ICT |
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Mobile paradigms |
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Voice |
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Texts |
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Multimedia |
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SMS |
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Mobile web applications |
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MMS |
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USSD |
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GPRS |
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HSDPA |
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CSIR conference 2010 |
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dc.title |
Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses |
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Conference Presentation |
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Botha, A., Makitla, I., Ford, F., Fogwill, T., Seetharam, D., Abouchabki, C., ... Oguneye, O. (2010). Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4246 |
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Botha, Adèle, I Makitla, F Ford, T Fogwill, D Seetharam, C Abouchabki, JP Tolmay, and O Oguneye. "Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4246 |
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Botha A, Makitla I, Ford F, Fogwill T, Seetharam D, Abouchabki C, et al, Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses; CSIR; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4246 . |
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TY - Conference Presentation
AU - Botha, Adèle
AU - Makitla, I
AU - Ford, F
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 - Information communication technology
KW - ICT
KW - Mobile paradigms
KW - Voice
KW - Texts
KW - Multimedia
KW - SMS
KW - Mobile web applications
KW - MMS
KW - USSD
KW - GPRS
KW - HSDPA
KW - CSIR conference 2010
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2010
T1 - Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses
TI - Mobile phone in Africa: providing services to the masses
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ER -
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