Mobile phone technology services, a wonderful experience

The trends of the mobile phone industry in the world is growing so rapidly with highly sophisticated scientific technological make on handsets which are modified in numerous innovations to come up with many other things such as picture messaging, games and access to the favourite music. The ever-changing mobile communications industry is again transforming consumer perception of telephony on-the-move. In fact, mobile phones today serve a completely new purpose. No longer is it solely about the need to contact a friend, colleague or family member at any time or place. What reaches out to the majority of consumers today is the uniqueness of a handset; as mobile technology becomes fashion accessory. Constant advancements in technologies ensure for choice, with the capacity to personalize almost every aspect of a mobile phone. Consumers have been groomed to demand an increasingly high standard of functionality in their mobile phones. The good news for mobile phone suppliers is that this ensures handset replacement is rapid, as research and development evolves the phone into a personal organizer, music player, camera and mobile entertainment centre. People wants to enjoy games, video clips and music from our phones and the mobile music industry in particular is going from strength to strength. As a result mobile phone giants, such as Sony Ericsson, Siemens, Sumsung, Nokia, Motorola are exploiting demand with the imminent release of the W800 in advance. It will be interesting to see how such sophisticated phone models will compete against the competitive and fashion-conscious portable MP3 player market. Although products such as the Apple’s high profile MP3 player have taken off significantly and seem to be in everyone’s pocket, three years since the launch. Image is a crucial factor that mobile phone providers should take into consideration. Consumers are concerned with the way in which a product can reflect their personal identity. Therefore the design of a mobile phone is important. Phones that look the part are highly favoured. As a result, mobile phones now come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Some companies, who want to encourage consumer engagement at an early age, have extended their marketing campaigns to include targeting children with brightly coloured mobiles featuring
As if this was not enough, many consumers go to extensive lengths to find the most up-to-date ring tones and screensavers. Consequently, a myriad of websites now exist specifically to cater for this growing market.
Modern consumers are no longer satisfied with the traditional downloadable tones which can range from classical music to the latest chart toppers. The public have generally responded positively to such a vast selection, with the exception of the "crazy frog" which is the first ringtone. But the kids apparently love it, but not everyone is happy.
The much awaited third generation (3G) mobile technology will enable users to experience a whole new dimension of mobile services and subscribers will be able to access a wide range of new applications such as video telephony which allows two people to speak on their mobile phones while watching one another live, on the handset.
Such an application is a new scientific approach which can be extremely useful while consulting an important person in case of an emergency or chatting to dear ones. Users would also be able to avail of video messaging and video mailbox including streaming live and recorded breaking news and sports events as well as video based alerts. These will be particularly useful for sports fans as they can quickly share results. For example, when a goal is scored, a video clip can be sent to a customer.
The existing mobile service subscribers would not have to do anything to migrate to the 3G platform since their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card and mobile phone numbers will remain the same. Only the additional service would be marketed and charged for.
When a 3G user is unable to take a call, the caller can leave a video message in the video mail box that can be viewed later. 3G services, would also allow users to listen, watch, compose and create music by downloading it from content providers at high speeds.
Subscribers would also be able to get true-tones or clips of real music as their ring-tones. "With 3G people will be able to get the latest film and video trailers on their mobile phones with a superb audio and video quality and wallpapers.
Video game addicts will be able to play thousands of such games on their mobile phones while TV addicts can watch their favourite channels on their handsets. "With Mobile TV, a mobile phone will become a portable television set with all top programmes right in the palm of hands.
The 3G 3rd Generation is the generic term used for the new generation of mobile communications systems. It will also enable users to connect faster to the Internet and allow laptops to be connected to the Internet through the mobile phone, with speeds as fast as 384kbps or seven times higher than a standard dial-up connection.
The mobile phone industry is certain to continue evolving, with some research suggesting that one day phones will take the place of credit cards and the remote control. The innovation and level of competition in the mobile music and mobile phone markets can only mean greater choice and lower competitive prices.
The vision for 3G was based on the previous generations 2G system of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard, but evolved, extended and enhanced to include an additional radio air interface, better suited for high speed and multimedia data services. This system enables users of current 2nd Generation GSM wireless networks to migrate easily to the new 3rd Generation services, with minimal disruption.
People can now talk to each other face-to-face on their mobile terminals using the latest 3G technology which currently is available from, Orange and Vodafone companies in Europe, the rest will follow soon.
The 3G mobile phone systems will enable users to experience a whole new dimension which enables one to log onto the office network, surf the Internet, order and pay for goods, manage the investments on the stock markets, check the weather or find the nearest Italian restaurant. The list of potential uses for wireless communications in the future is endless. Access to them all will be from wherever someone happen to find himself or herself at the time.