One of the stated aims of 3 Generation mobile communications systems is to provide enhanced multimedia services to the user. Such services will include an integration of video, high-quality audio and data services. This paper describes a real-time mobile video communications system which employs ETSI’s GPRS mobile packet system as a mobile access medium. Subjective performance tests are carried...

This study models the intention to use novel mobile peer-to-peer communications and content sharing services and determine their adoption potential. A sample of 155 Finnish customers with an advanced mobile handset was collected and analyzed. The Theory of Planned Behavior conceptual model for measuring behavioral intention was applied in the context of novel mobile services. The model was esti...

BACKGROUND US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations state that any prescription drug promotion that presents drug benefits to consumers must also disclose certain information about the drug's risks in a similar manner. Nearly three-quarters of all US mobile phone subscribers use a smartphone, and over half report receiving mobile advertisements on their device. OBJECTIVE The objectiv...

This article will first describe some recent advances related to multimedia communications over mobile wireless links, including some contemporary communication and networking technologies, mobile devices technologies for receivers, and related signal processing technologies to enhance the performance of multimedia communications. Through the analysis of these recent advances, this article will...

With the continuous development of mobile communications and Internet technology, one of the major challenges is to achieve efficient mobility management in wireless networks. Internet protocols do not support mobility and wireless networking does not provide reliable connections to mobile users for real-time multimedia communications. For this reason, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)...

In the current public consultation regarding “Licensing of Mobile Services on Expiry of Existing Licenses for Second Generation Mobile Services”, there are voices calling for a specific 3G standard in order to facilitate the development of mobile data communications. In the viewpoint of this author, this may imply that Hong Kong will give up its decades-long technology neutral stance in licensi...

Mobile communications are nowadays highly developed thanks to the multiplicity of mobile devices. Some communications pass directly between mobile nodes (because the latters have direct connections between them), while for others, the mobile node must pass through a point of attachment (PoA). In the latter case, when the PoA falls down, all mobile nodes that are attached to him losing communica...

Wireless communications are advancing rapidly. We are currently on the verge of a new revolutionary advancement in wireless data communications: the third generation of mobile telecommunications. 3G promises to converge mobile technology with Internet connectivity. Wireless data, multimedia applications, and integrated services will be among the major driving forces behind 3G. While wireless co...

The client server systems using mobile communications networks for data transmission became very attractive for many economic agents, in the purpose of promoting and offering electronic services to their clients. E-services are suitable for business developing and financial benefits increasing. The products or services can be efficiently delivered to a large number of clients, using mobile Inte...