NETWORKS

BATTERIES...
Though battery packs have become smaller they are still one of the largest component of a mobile device this has been as unavoidable a situation as the display problems. All devices need power for at least eight hours. In order to increase battery life, new technologies are being looked into to replace standard lithium-ion, Nickel-Cadmium and Nickel metal hydride batteries.

FUEL CELLS...
Fuel cells use chemical reactions to “burn” a fuel, oxidize it and create electricity, fuel cells have cartridges that contain the fuel and running out of power means exchanging the spent cartridge with a new one. For mobile devices fuel cells are a great alternative even a great backup system.

Fuel cells have reached a stage where they can power a standard mobile device for up to 10 times longer. So if your normal battery runs out in say 3 days, you can go a month with a fuel cell cartridge buddy.

NETWORKS...
The main focus of advanced network services is in Japan and Korea. While most of the world is yet to see 3G device the Far East is buzzing with murmurs of 4G services. What lies in the near future for countries such as the US the UK and India is already old news in the East. While many enjoy streaming video services with advanced features and bandwidth of the Mbps variety. We in India are still languishing with WAP enabled browsing and pathetically slow GPRS speeds. Will this change? Yes, we will get better services, but perhaps will never catch up with the crazy East.

WIMAX...
Though far from being implemented in India. Offer a change of achieving a “connected” India. There’s no doubting the fact that it might be our only hope. If India deployed a nationwide WiMAX network, which is possible given the enormous coverage offered by WiMAX, we could truly realize the dream of networking even the tiniest of villages.

The equipment is expensive however and it will be some time before we and the service providers as well will be able to afford such equipment.

UMA...
UMA stands for Unlicensed mobile Access. It’s not anything illegal. Simply uses GSM and GPRS services over an unlicensed frequency spectrum such as Bluetooth or WiFi.

APPLICATIONS...
Increased power of a mobile’s microprocessor. We’re loading Java games and software applications, like there’s no tomorrow and the all new genre of multiplayer mobile gaming has arrived.

Ever increasing capacities of hard drives and flash storage, it’s no wonder that mobiles are beginning to become omnipresent and can now store video, audio and data files as well. Another interesting field of study and improvement is voice recognition.

With features such as voice dialing however if possible VR will eliminate the need for a keyboard and will in turn reduce the amount of space required in the mobile device.

CONCLUSION....
The fact of the matter is that there are way too many technologies and networks that are being worked upon. None of us really knows what to expect even 3 months from now, but by staying informed We can make educated guesses. Hope this words has helped you understand better about some ideas in mobile telephony 4m me, Do write ur thoughts and comments i would love to hear from you....