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| Subject: | Re: Wireless Dev: Jakob Nielsen on WAP |
| Date: |
07/24/2000 10:08:48 AM |
| From: |
Bryan Morgan |
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I think by "Next Generation", he meant WAP 1.2 and beyond, under which WAP
will undergo some major changes. The terms 2.5/3G refer to communications
infrastructure upgrades which will take considerably longer than 4-6
months...more like 3-5 years for the U.S.
I agree with your assessment of large corporations by the way.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), unlike the
Internet, the carriers own the networks so the rules for the mobile Internet
will be much different than those of its wired counterpart.
Bryan
----- Original Message -----
From: Dude Java <javadude_123@yahoo.com>
To: <wirelesslist@wirelessdevnet.com>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Wireless Dev: Jakob Nielsen on WAP
> Next generation of WAP, will that be 2.5G or 3G? What
> about carriers and manufacturers are they going to
> adopt the next generation by next 4-6 months?
>
> I am very optimistic but when it comes to large
> corporations and quick profits, I will have to think
> twice.
>
>
>
> >>===================================================
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20000709.html
>
> His advice:
>
> * Skip the current generation of WAP
> * Prepare to launch mobile services for the
> next-generation systems in 2001
>
> I think it shows how new to the industry he is if he
> thinks the
> next-generation systems will be ready in 2001 :-)
>
> Also, "WAP has miserable usability for many reasons:
> ridiculously small
> screens, slow bandwidth, and the need to place a new
> call every time the
> device needs to connect."
>
> Screens, bandwidth, and placing the call are all
> "features" of the existing
> networks and carrier interface devices. These have
> nothing to do with WAP
> and everything to do with the idea of running mobile
> applications off of a
> phone. Give me my Palm VII any day of the week...
>
> Bryan
>
>
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