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I-mode
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Abstract :
I-mode is a mobile internet(as opposed to wireless internet) service popular in Japan. Unlike Wireless Application Protocol or WAP, I-mode encompasses a wider variety of internet standards, including web access, e-mail and the packet-switched network that delivers the data. I-mode users have access to various services such as e-mail, sports results, weather forecast, games, financial services and ticket booking. Content is provided by specialized services, typically from the mobile carrier, which allows them to have tighter control over billing. Like WAP, I-mode delivers only those services that are specifically converted for the service, or are converted through gateways. This has placed both systems at a disadvantage against handsets that use "real" browser software, and generally use a flat pricing structure for data. Even i-mode's creator, Takeshi Natsuno, has stated "I believe the Linksys I-Phone (a phone that uses the traditional TCP/IP model) is closer to the mobile phone of the future, compared with the latest Japanese mobile phones."
INTRODUCTION:
First introduced in Japan in February 1999 by NTT DoCoMo, I-mode is one of the world’s most successful services offering wireless web browsing and e-mail from mobile phones. Whereas until recently, mobile phones were used mostly for making and receiving voice calls, I-mode phones allow users also to use their handsets to access various information services and communicate via e-mail. In Japan, I-mode is most popular among young users, 24 to 35 years of age. The heaviest users of I-mode are women in their late 20’s. As of November 2000, I-mode had an estimated 14.9 million users. When using I-mode services, you do not pay for the time you are connected to a website or service, but are charged only according to the volume of data transmitted. That means that you can stay connected to a single website for hours without paying anything, as long as no data is transmitted.
IMPORTANCE OF I-MODE:
Using I-mode, you can:
*Reserve airline and concert tickets, find a good restaurant, check your bank balance or transfer money, read news and weather reports, check train schedules and city amps, download wallpaper images and ring tone melodies, etc.
*Send and receive e-mail not only to other I-mode users, but also to and from personal computers and handheld devices. When you subscribe to I-mode you automatically get an e-mail address that consists of your mobile phone number followed by @docomo.ne.jp.
*Access the Internet directly
SIZE: -
Using an I-mode phone, you can send and receive e-mail message with up to 250(double-byte) Japanese characters 500 Latin characters in the body of your messages, including spaces (total allowed size: 500 bytes). If an email message is bigger than that, all text after the first 250 characters will be cut off without warning and cannot be read.
SPEED: -
I-mode phones transmit data at a speed of 9.6kbps. Although this sounds slow compared to ordinary 56kbpscomputer modems, it is actually Quite satisfactory for i-mode, since each email is limited to only 500 bytes and most I-modes sites are relatively lightweight (i.e., made up mostly of text data with very few graphics, averaging about1.2k in size). Downloading email and I-mode pages usually takes only a few seconds.
SITES: -
The most popular I-mode sites are by far entertainment-related sites where you can download character images and ringing tones, play games, read your horoscope and find dating services. Other popular services include weather information and news-related sites.
CONCLUSION:
i-mode phones are very good feature in feature, using i-mode phones we can always connect internet, The packet data transmission technology allows for constant connectivity. Therefore users are not charged for how long they are online, since this time is unlimitedBIBLIOGRAPHY: Information Technology June 2001.http://nttdocomo.ne.jp
I-Mode is the packet-based service for mobile phones offered by Japan's leader in wireless technology, NTT DoCoMo. Unlike most of the key players in the wireless arena, i-Mode eschews the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and uses a simplified version of HTML, Compact Wireless Markup Language (CWML) instead of WAP's Wireless Markup Language (WML). NTT DoCoMo has said that eventually it will support WAP and WML, but the company has not said exactly when this will happen.
First introduced in 1999, i-Mode was the world's first smart phone for Web browsing. The i-Mode wireless data service offers color and video over many phones. Its mobile computing service enables users to do telephone banking, make airline reservations, conduct stock transactions, send and receive e-mail, and have access to the Internet. As of early 2000, i-Mode had an estimated 5.6 million users.
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Abstract :
I-mode is a mobile internet(as opposed to wireless internet) service popular in Japan. Unlike Wireless Application Protocol or WAP, I-mode encompasses a wider variety of internet standards, including web access, e-mail and the packet-switched network that delivers the data. I-mode users have access to various services such as e-mail, sports results, weather forecast, games, financial services and ticket booking. Content is provided by specialized services, typically from the mobile carrier, which allows them to have tighter control over billing. Like WAP, I-mode delivers only those services that are specifically converted for the service, or are converted through gateways. This has placed both systems at a disadvantage against handsets that use "real" browser software, and generally use a flat pricing structure for data. Even i-mode's creator, Takeshi Natsuno, has stated "I believe the Linksys I-Phone (a phone that uses the traditional TCP/IP model) is closer to the mobile phone of the future, compared with the latest Japanese mobile phones."
INTRODUCTION:
First introduced in Japan in February 1999 by NTT DoCoMo, I-mode is one of the world’s most successful services offering wireless web browsing and e-mail from mobile phones. Whereas until recently, mobile phones were used mostly for making and receiving voice calls, I-mode phones allow users also to use their handsets to access various information services and communicate via e-mail. In Japan, I-mode is most popular among young users, 24 to 35 years of age. The heaviest users of I-mode are women in their late 20’s. As of November 2000, I-mode had an estimated 14.9 million users. When using I-mode services, you do not pay for the time you are connected to a website or service, but are charged only according to the volume of data transmitted. That means that you can stay connected to a single website for hours without paying anything, as long as no data is transmitted.
IMPORTANCE OF I-MODE:
Using I-mode, you can:
*Reserve airline and concert tickets, find a good restaurant, check your bank balance or transfer money, read news and weather reports, check train schedules and city amps, download wallpaper images and ring tone melodies, etc.
*Send and receive e-mail not only to other I-mode users, but also to and from personal computers and handheld devices. When you subscribe to I-mode you automatically get an e-mail address that consists of your mobile phone number followed by @docomo.ne.jp.
*Access the Internet directly
SIZE: -
Using an I-mode phone, you can send and receive e-mail message with up to 250(double-byte) Japanese characters 500 Latin characters in the body of your messages, including spaces (total allowed size: 500 bytes). If an email message is bigger than that, all text after the first 250 characters will be cut off without warning and cannot be read.
SPEED: -
I-mode phones transmit data at a speed of 9.6kbps. Although this sounds slow compared to ordinary 56kbpscomputer modems, it is actually Quite satisfactory for i-mode, since each email is limited to only 500 bytes and most I-modes sites are relatively lightweight (i.e., made up mostly of text data with very few graphics, averaging about1.2k in size). Downloading email and I-mode pages usually takes only a few seconds.
SITES: -
The most popular I-mode sites are by far entertainment-related sites where you can download character images and ringing tones, play games, read your horoscope and find dating services. Other popular services include weather information and news-related sites.
CONCLUSION:
i-mode phones are very good feature in feature, using i-mode phones we can always connect internet, The packet data transmission technology allows for constant connectivity. Therefore users are not charged for how long they are online, since this time is unlimitedBIBLIOGRAPHY: Information Technology June 2001.http://nttdocomo.ne.jp
I-Mode is the packet-based service for mobile phones offered by Japan's leader in wireless technology, NTT DoCoMo. Unlike most of the key players in the wireless arena, i-Mode eschews the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and uses a simplified version of HTML, Compact Wireless Markup Language (CWML) instead of WAP's Wireless Markup Language (WML). NTT DoCoMo has said that eventually it will support WAP and WML, but the company has not said exactly when this will happen.
First introduced in 1999, i-Mode was the world's first smart phone for Web browsing. The i-Mode wireless data service offers color and video over many phones. Its mobile computing service enables users to do telephone banking, make airline reservations, conduct stock transactions, send and receive e-mail, and have access to the Internet. As of early 2000, i-Mode had an estimated 5.6 million users.