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News
Issue #2001 - 17
(Apr. 2001)
(Updated
April 25, 2001)
PRODUCTS
& SERVICES
Dialogue Unveils Over-the-Air WAP Service
The hassle of configuring
handsets using instruction manuals that only a computer programmer
could understand is definitely not the way to entice mobile users to
sign up for a mobile Internet account.
To simplify the provisioning process, Dialogue Communications has
launched an over-the-air (OTA) WAP provisioning service for service
providers (SPs) selling mobile phones. The OTA service enables
service providers to send SMS data that verifies the user’s
account and remotely configures the handset to access the mobile
Internet.
The British company says that the solution is ideal in
high-volume environments, allowing service providers to provide
direct, secure access to their own mobile portal; together with the
option of changing the service setting in the future.
"The mobile Internet will only succeed if it is easy to
access and simple to use—OTA removes the entry barrier and gets
people on board without wading through instruction manuals,"
said Paul Griffiths, marketing director, Dialogue.
Available through Evelos, Dialogue’s hosted mobile Internet
messaging service, OTA’s platform enables service providers and
enterprises to develop a range of offerings, such as adding a
messaging capability to a Web site.
For more information: www.dialogue.co.uk
Mobileinfo Comments and Advisory: Over-the-air
handset configuration and application loading will become increasingly
important for smart phone applications. We encourage network providers
and portals pushing m-commerce applications to look at mobile
management requirements. This problem is going to get more complex as
you load configurable applications and personalization into future
breed of smart phones. More vendors need to work in this area but they
should learn from the experience of asset and systems management
software vendors. Key issue will be capacity and network performance
of the portals. Network operators do not have experience in this
except for simple configuration control. You need to architect for
larger and future problems that you will face.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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