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In June 2001, the GSM Association announced the creation of the Mobile
Services Initiative. A global industry move to enhance benefits to
consumers using GSM handsets by delivering services through mobile
Internet.
Overviews, FAQs
| Northstream |
The Mobile Services
Initiative Through the GSM Association Mobile Services
(M-Services) Initiative, mobile operators aim to speak with one
voice regarding the service capabilities they require in terminals.
The operators believe they can thereby encourage availability of a
consistent set of features in terminals and boost creation of
user-friendly mobile internet services. Launched June 2001 and
compiled by leading operator members of the GSM Association the
Mobile Services Initiative provides “feature guidelines for mobile
phones that aim to help ensure that operators could depend on a
certain set of consistent features and services in mobile
handsets". |
Resources and Forums
| Yahoo Groups |
mservices
The Mobile Services Initiative (M-Services) aims to introduce open
software and hardware guidelines within the mobile Internet industry
in a bid to avoid the fiasco that surrounded the first attempt at
mobile Internet, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). News and
discussion about services on cellular, wireless data services and
other mobile Internet applications. |
Press Releases and Other Articles
| Ericsson |
Ericsson supports Mobile Internet services initiative (6/01)
Ericsson is participating in an industry-wide initiative provide a
more effective open software standard for Mobile Internet
applications. The Mobile Services Initiative (M-services) will bring
high-quality Mobile Internet to GPRS users. M-services is launched
by the GSM Association, the world's leading wireless industry body.
The initiative is supported by manufacturers such as Alcatel,
Motorola, Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and Sagem and aims to mobilise
the wireless industry to provide a globally available set of
services to the end user. "Ericsson supports the M-Services
initiative as an important vehicle to ensure volume use of Mobile
Internet in a standardised and non-proprietary way. M-Services will
leverage other key standardisation efforts like WAP, EMS, MMS and
SyncML to bring a consistent user experience for digital
content." says Jan Wäreby, CEO of Ericsson's Consumer
Division. With M-services, GPRS networks will be able to offer
high-quality Mobile Internet with a simple graphical Interface and
allow users to download high-quality color images as well as audio
and video files. However, the standard will not be mandatory and it
will be up to each vendor or operator to decide if they are to
support it or not. |
| Openwave |
Openwave
Announces Comprehensive Tool Set For Application Developers (11/01)
Openwave's Software Developer Tools Simplify the Development Process
and Help Developers create WAP, M-Services and XHTML applications.
Openwave Systems Inc announces its strategy to promote the growth of
the mobile Internet and provide an evolutionary software development
environment with the introduction of three new developer tools
supporting the Openwave™ Mobile Browser, which is in over 100
million shipped handsets. The new tools include Openwave SDK WAP
Edition 5.0, Openwave SDK 5.1 Preview and Openwave Usability
Interface—all are designed to support the GSM Association’s
Mobile Services (M-Services) initiative. |
| WBT |
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Developer's View of M-Services (1/02) As a developer of mobile
applications, it's easy to see that the new Mobile Services can be
beneficial in helping to create much better adoption of wireless
applications. The inclusion of color images, check boxes, pop-up
menus, and the other M-Services GUI enhancements will present a far
more acceptable user interface. Many of the devices supporting
M-Services will have color displays to provide a more appealing
environment. |
| ZDNet |
Wireless
Giants Go For Sharing (6/01) A group of powerful wireless
companies plans to standardize the look of millions of mobile phones
in an effort to spur the creation of Internet applications. The GSM
Association last week unveiled its Mobile Services Initiative,
supported by many of the major operators in Europe and AT&T
Wireless, along with all the biggest handset manufacturers. The
initiative is a set of guidelines aimed at defining a single user
interface for phones using GSM. The move is expected to result in
the development of more wireless services geared toward business
customers. The M-Services guidelines define a graphical look for the
phones, including pop-up menus similar to those used on most PC
software programs. It also specifies a common framework for
downloading content and messaging capabilities that allow for the
delivery of audio, video and text. Most handset makers hope to
comply with the guidelines in time for the holiday buying season. |
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