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Industry leaders join forces to build the Wireless Village initiative
URL(s): www.ericsson.com
Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia announced today they have established
Wireless Village, the Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence (IMPS)
initiative, to define and promote a set of universal specifications for
mobile instant messaging and presence services and create a community of
supporters.
The specifications will be used for exchanging messages and presence
information between mobile devices, mobile services and Internet-based
instant messaging services. The protocol will be optimized for the
requirements of mobile devices and wireless networks. The Wireless
Village initiative is open to participation from industry supporters
interested in providing early comments on and building interoperable
implementations of these specifications.
User participation in the use of chat and other instant messaging
services with mobile devices (e.g. phones, pagers, PDAs) is limited by
the lack of a common and interoperable solution for the mobile world.
Providing a mobile solution requires addressing the many challenging
requirements such as the widely varying capabilities of mobile devices.
Instant message delivery services enable users to send various types of
messages that are delivered in real time. Instant messaging is rapidly
evolving to include rich multimedia content, such as audio and video
clips and images with traditional text messaging. Presence services
provide a system for sharing personal information about the user's
status, (e.g., on-line, off-line, busy), location (home, work), and the
moods of their friends and colleagues (happy, angry). Presence services
will allow users to subscribe to presence such as listings of which
friends and colleagues are currently online. In addition, these services
will allow users to participate in private or public chat rooms with
search capabilities. Ultimately network operators will be able to
provide meeting and conferencing type of services with shared content.
The Wireless Village initiative will deliver an architectural
specification, protocol specifications, as well as test specifications
and tools for mobile IMPS. The initiative will also define procedures
and tools for testing conformance and interoperability of mobile instant
messaging and presence services.
The instant messaging specification will be based on prevalent bearer
protocols and other well-adapted standards, such as SMS (Short Messaging
Services), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services), WAP (Wireless
Application Protocol), SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), and XML
(Extensible Markup Language). This service will include security
capabilities for user authentication, secure message transfer and access
control. Operators will find these specifications applicable to both
existing 2G, new 2.5G (e.g., GPRS), as well as emerging 3G wireless
network technologies.
The Wireless Village initiative intends to publish the specifications by
the end of the year. In addition, the initiative intends to sponsor
interoperability demonstrations of mobile devices and wireless services
that support the specifications. Other industry leaders can join as
supporters of the Wireless Village initiative. Information is available
at their website, www.wireless-village.org
"Messaging and presence services are key applications for the mobile
Internet," said Frank Dawson, Nokia representative and Chairman of the
Wireless Village initiative. "Creating the Wireless Village initiative
is an important step in building a user-friendly mobile Internet
experience. This new industry forum has an important role in Nokia's
Mobile Internet Technical Architecture, and complements the work of
other industry consortia."
The Chairman's sentiments are echoed by Jan Svensson, Ericsson's Vice
President and PU manager for GSM and UMTS mobile phones.
"It's evident, looking at the development of instant messaging on the
Internet today, that people have taken instant messaging to their
hearts," said Svensson. "That's particularly true for the younger
generation who use chat services for keeping in-touch with friends.
Ericsson strongly believes that the Wireless Village initiative is a
major step towards being able to provide a truly global instant
messaging solution and also meet consumers needs also in the mobile
world."
Janiece Webb, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's
Internet Software and Content Group, is also excited about creation of
the Wireless Village initiative.
"Instant messaging and presence services are proving to be among the
most exciting areas in today's wireless and wired world and initial
signs are that this market is set to expand massively over the next few
months and years," said Webb. "One of the key factors in this growth
will be ensuring that different devices can talk to each other - this
initiative will provide the solution to that interoperability issue.
Motorola also believes the Wireless Village initiative will drive the
usage of GPRS and 3rd Generation data services, generating new revenue
sources and innovative solutions for service providers."
About the Founders
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet
communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing
innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to
create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press
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