...1.0 INTRODUCTION Rural areas of Zimbabwe continue to be sparsely covered and are not considered as a viable business case by mobile telecommunication operators. Recent growth of tele density in urban areas, fueled by mobile technology, has meant that the digital gap between rural and urban areas has widened. Rural populations will need to be provided with mobile telephony and wireless broadband access, by connecting remote areas to the broadband core networks. Choosing efficient, cost-effective and fast-deployment technologies – whether wired or wireless networks – will improve accessibility. The key challenges for the provision of telecommunication services in rural areas are driven by both technological and economic considerations. Setting up backhaul connectivity remains a high-cost exercise. Erratic power supply or complete lack of energy sources is a major barrier, and photovoltaic power supply is increasingly becoming a viable alternative. The requirement to maintain sufficient backup systems raises operational costs substantially. In the 1990s, the term digital divide was introduced as a way to describe the gap between those who have access to computers and the internet and those who do not. Mobile technology is now being sold as the bridge across the digital divide. The last decade has seen advances in digital electronics devices such as computers smaller, cheaper and faster. These significant changes have promoted the rapid development and market growth of small computers...
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...Paper: Mobile Computing & Social Networks Week 10: Mobile Computing & Social Networks Professor Gregory Hart Information System Decision-Making CIS500 September 9, 2012 Abstract In my paper I will talk about Mobile Computing and Social Networks and how they all work. I will assess the effectiveness and efficiency mobile-based applications provide to capture geolocation data and customer data, and quickly upload to a processing server without users having to use a desktop system. I will evaluate benefits realized by consumers because of the ability to gain access to their own data via mobile applications. Examine the challenges of developing applications that run on mobile devices because of the small screen size. Describe the methods that can be used to decide which platform to support, i. e., iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, or Android. I will also talk about Mobile applications require high availability because end users need to have continuous access to IT and IS systems. I will discuss ways of providing high availability. Finally I will discuss mobile devices are subjected to hacking at a higher rate that non-mobile devices and discuss methods of making mobile devices more secure. Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………....... 2 Contents ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Effectiveness & Efficiency mobile-based applications to capture Geolocation data ……. 4 Benefits realized by consumers to access their own data via mobile apps...
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...Mobile Computing and Social Networks Week 10 Term Paper CIS500 2014 Professor: 9/8/2014 Mobile Computing and Social Networking Mobile base applications are capable of providing your most sensitive information with and sometimes without your knowledge. The geolocation data can reveal a person’s physical location, and this can be done by a Global Positioning System (GPS), Internet Protocol (IP) geolocation using data bases that map IP addresses to geographic locations as well as financial transaction information. This technology has become very useful, especially in the social networking arena. It allows us to inform our friends and followers as to where we are and what we are doing. This technology created a way for us to do things once thought could only be done via telephone or desktop computer. This same technology has become a part of us and everything we do, we have grown to depend on it and it has proven to be most efficient and effective. Perhaps one of the greatest accomplishments of mobile based applications is mobile GPS, instead of doing things the traditional way by pulling directions up on our desktop and printing it out, we can now just plug the information into our mobile GPS and listen to the sound of a voice giving us step by step directions as we are driving via our mobile device from “Point A” to “Point B”. This is done via a chip installed within your mobile device, with this technology your device has a connection via the...
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...PREFERENCES OF MOBILE NETWORK CUSTOMERS: - A CASE STUDY Project submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics Submitted by Jithin Thomas [Reg. No. SAAD10158223] Under the Supervision of Prof. Mr. Johnson K Joyce. MA, Assistant Professor Department of Economics, St. Berchmans College, Changanacheery DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS St. Berchmans College NAAC Reaccredited A+ College with potential for Excellence (Mahatma Gandhi University) Changanacherry 2010 - 2013 | St Berchmans CollegeNAAC Reaccredited A+ College with potential for Excellence | Changanacherry, Kottayam, Kerala, India – 686 101Tel: 0481 2420025, 2411121Fax: 91 481 2401472 | CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Jithin Thomas, is Sixth Semester BA Economics students (2010-2013) of this college and is submitted to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and that this project has not been submitted earlier for the award of any degree, diploma, associateship, title or any recognition. Rev. Dr. Tomy Joseph Padinjareveetti, MA, Phd Principal St. Berchmans College Changanacherry Changanacherry Date: 12-04-2013 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Jithin Thomas, is Sixth Semester BA Economics students (2010-2013) of this college and is submitted to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, in partial...
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...Home Page » Computers and Technology Mobile Computing and Social Networking In: Computers and Technology Mobile Computing and Social Networking Mobile Computing and Social Networking May 20th 2012 Abstract Mobile computing has become a fixture in our everyday lives. As of today, people throughout the world can use their mobile devices to do anything that they would normally do on a laptop or a personal computer. At this point, there are no foreseeable bounds where mobile technology is concern. The healthcare industry is now realizing this fact and has decided to implement mobile technology within their industry. While still in the early stages of implementing mobile technology within the healthcare industry, there are many things to consider, and questions to ask. Within this paper, I will answer such questions as patient information accuracy, security issues, advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile device and the impact the social media has within the healthcare industry. Distinguish between patient self monitoring using mobile computing technology to inpatient visits to the doctor or hospital As technology continues to penetrate our daily lives, all forms of business have decided to take advantages of this phenomenon; from manufacturing to healthcare. Patients now possess the ability to monitor their vital signs using mobile technology, instead of travelling to clinics and hospitals to visit doctors. “In the past few years...
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...Location Recommendation for Location-based Social Networks Mao Ye Peifeng Yin Wang-Chien Lee Department of Computer Science and Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802, USA {mxy177,pzy102,wlee}@cse.psu.edu ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the research issues in realizing location recommendation services for large-scale location-based social networks, by exploiting the social and geographical characteristics of users and locations/places. Through our analysis on a dataset collected from Foursquare, a popular location-based social networking system, we observe that there exists strong social and geospatial ties among users and their favorite locations/places in the system. Accordingly, we develop a friend-based collaborative filtering (FCF) approach for location recommendation based on collaborative ratings of places made by social friends. Moreover, we propose a variant of FCF technique, namely Geo-Measured FCF (GM-FCF), based on heuristics derived from observed geospatial characteristics in the Foursquare dataset. Finally, the evaluation results show that the proposed family of FCF techniques holds comparable recommendation effectiveness against the state-of-the-art recommendation algorithms, while incurring significantly lower computational overhead. Meanwhile, the GM-FCF provides additional flexibility in tradeoff between recommendation effectiveness and computational overhead. networking services allow users to connect with friends, explore places...
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... | |Mobile Computing & Social Networks | | | | | |Denise Washington | |12/14/2014 | Professor Janet Durgin CIS 500, Information Systems for Decision-Making Social networking is powerful and convenient. Consumers are using these avenues to dictate demands on companies and organizations. With over 5 billion mobile phones connected globally, a company must have a mobile offering with plans to invest for the long term. The impact is huge for every business and you must embrace both mobile and social media to survive in today’s economy. Consumers prefer mobile technologies. They use text rather than email and they have conversations on social sites...
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...Mobile Computing and Social Networks. Abstract Mobile computing has rapidly evolved for the last two decades with the use of wireless technology making the location irrelevant and increasing the opportunities for business to streamline business processes, reduce operational processing times and provide better customer service. Mobile revolution has also forced many industries to reengineer their business processes to accommodate the many mobile devices. Mobile computing and social networks are part of the daily lives of millions of Americans. 42% of American adults own a mobile and tablet computing device. “Additional research shows that about three quarters of U.S. adults are online, with about 66% of them using social networking sites” (Brenner, 2012). Specific methods for how IT departments and mobile app developers and designers can decide on supporting different mobile platforms like the Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Windows Phone, or Android supported smartphones and tablets will be discussed. Other topics addressed in this paper include the issue of “high availability” for mobile app users’ Based on these considerations organizations and businesses are nowadays focusing on the implementation of these applications, while replacing their desktop platforms to the mobile devices (Shih, et.al. n.d). “On the other hand, it is also observed that, these applications may also enhance various risks and vulnerabilities,...
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...Contents Contents 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Background 3 2.1 Definition of Mobile Network Provider (MNOs) 3 2.2 Development of the Industry 3 2.2.1 The Second Generation 3 2.2.2 The Third Generation 4 2.2.3 The LTE 4 2.3 Size of the Industry 4 3. Industry Sector 5 3.1 O2 5 3.2 EE 5 3.3 Vodafone 6 4. Analysis of Remote Environment – PEST Analysis 6 4.1 Political 6 4.1.1 Roaming Charges 6 4.1.2 Spectrum Liberalization 7 4.1.3 Data Protection Act 1998 8 4.1.4 Base Stations and Human Health 8 4.2 Economic 8 4.3 Social 9 4.3.1 Increasing Need For Social Network 9 4.3.2 Age Distribution 10 4.3.3 Environmental Issue 11 4.4 Technology 11 4.4.1 Advent of LTE 12 4.4.2 Third Party Content Providers 12 5. Analysis of Operation Environment – Porter’s 5 Forces 12 5.1 Intensity of Competition (High) 13 5.2 Potential of New Entrants into Industry (Low) 14 5.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers (Low) 15 5.4 Bargaining Power of Customers (High) 16 5.5 Threat of Substitute Products (Moderate) 17 6. Strategies for the Sector 18 6.1 O2 18 6.2 Vodafone 19 6.3 EE 19 7. Conclusion 20 Appendix 20 Reference 21 1. Introduction This report demonstrates an investigation into the UK mobile network operators industry. Not only this report the external environment examines, but also evaluates the competitive nature of the industry including how the competitive advantages are established, the level...
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...2011 年 7 月 29 日 移动互联网发展趋势报告 2011 年 Q2 百度移劢互联网事业部 百度在线网络技术（北京）有限公司 （版权所有,翻版必究） 移动互联网发展趋势报告 目录 综述 .................................................................................................................................................. 2 一 移劢互联网用户分布及接入网络习惯 ..................................................................................... 4 1.1 移动互联网用户区域分布 ................................................................................................. 4 1.2 移动互联网用户接入运营商分布 ..................................................................................... 5 1.3 移动互联网用户接入网络方式分布 ................................................................................. 5 1.4 移动互联网用户上网时间分布 ......................................................................................... 6 二 移劢互联网终端竞争格局及变化趋势 ..................................................................................... 8 2.1 移动互联网手机品牌分布 ................................................................................................. 8 2.1.1 非智能、中端智能手机品牌变化趋势 .......................................................................... 8 2.1.2 高端智能手机品牌变化趋势.......................................................................................... 9 2.2 移动互联网手机 TOP20 机型排行 .................................................................................... 9 2.3 移动互联网手机终端特征 ............................................................................................... 10 2.3.1 移动互联网手机屏幕分辨率分布...
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...HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT : H301 A Study of Job Analysis and Design in Mobile Network Operators of the Telecommunications Industry in Bangladesh Objectives of the Report Objectives of the Repot To determine the job analysis and design techniques used by the mobile phone operators in Bangladesh. To evaluate the effectiveness of each firm’s job analysis and design techniques and cross-examining them to make a comparison To provide possible recommendations on ways to improve each firm’s job analysis and design techniques Research Methodology Research Methodology Primary Sources Questionnaire Secondary Sources Journals Research Papers Internet Limitations Limitations Only one official from each company was interviewed Difficult to contact HR managers due to their work schedules Hesitant to provide information due to their confidential nature Difficult to assess reliability as based mainly on interviews Job Analysis and Design Job Analysis: Importance & Purpose Primary task for setting a baseline for each job Enables HR professionals to effectively manage job-related activities Systematic approach to defining the job role, description, requirements, responsibilities, evaluation, etc. Legal validation of employment decisions Defines duties & tasks Identifies reporting relationships Basis for determining relative worth of jobs Identifies redundancy Job Design Refers to the way...
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...Assignment 3: Mobile Computing and Social Networking CIS 500 November 24, 2013 Introduction The U.S. market for advanced patient monitoring systems has grown from $3.9 billion in 2007 to $8.9 billion in 2011 and is forecast to reach $20.9 billion by 2016, according to a study by Kalorama Information. Efforts to reduce costs in healthcare, avoid emergency room overcrowding, and prepare for a growing number of elderly patients in the years to come are a few of the drivers for the adoption of these systems. (Remote Patient Monitoring, 2012) Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s office or hospital. Advances in remote patient monitoring include new peripherals, real-time audio and video for "face-to-face" interaction between clinicians and patients, and devices that are expected to transmit data to a physician's EMR system. The use of smart phones and broadband-enabled devises has allowed patients to do their own monitoring of vital signs and body functions and upload them to their medical provider’s clinical servers. For example, a glucose monitor that can also track a patient's blood pressure, another trend is the increasing use of patient monitoring systems that come with data processing applications and equipment that use algorithms to evaluate monitoring measurements for a patient's specific condition. (Remote Patient Monitoring, 2012) Hospitals and physician’s offices are...
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...Systems for Decision Making MOBILE COMPUTING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING Dr. Albert C. Dominic Strayer University August 14, 2014 Introduction Mobile computing has created new ways in which information can be accessed and distributed. The use of wireless networking has been a major contributor factor in utilization of mobile computing. Nurses are now better suited to monitor patient’s vital signs preventing the need for periodic doctors’ visits to perform readings such as glucose levels and blood pressure readings. Compare and contrast monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to the doctor’s office or hospital A report in the Institute of Medicine in the year 2000 stated that there are cases where the death of patients was due to human errors within the healthcare system. The report claims that patients dying from errors may range from 44,000 to 95,000 yearly Turban & Volonino, (2011). Mobile technology greatly decreases the probability of errors, for example patients are fitted with tags equipped with barcodes, once scanned the patient’s info is available and easily read. This helps lower the probability of mistakes in hand writing translating. Using mobile technology also allows the doctor the ability to go online to insure the medicine he or she is prescribing doesn’t conflict with drug allergies or current medication Turban & Volonino, (2011). Another asset of using mobile technology versus hand written...
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...Routing Protocols in Mobile Ad hoc Networks A. Sravani, G. Srinu, and A.Venkataramana Abstract— Mobile Ad hoc Network is an emerging area. Its standards are defined by IETF. MANET is a self generated, self organized and self handled network consisting of collection of independent nodes. MANETs Presents several desirable properties like dynamic topology, Easy of deployment and robustness, which are qualify them as an attractive topic for the research community. Providing QoS routing is a major issue in MANETs. Media Access Control layer plays crucial role in Ad hoc networks. Several routing protocols have already been proposed for MANETs. This paper describes the impact of MAC layer protocols like 802.11 and CSMA on the various routing protocols like AODV, DSR, ODMRP and Fisheye. Numbers of simulation scenarios were carried out by using Glomosim-2.03. The QoS parameters used are Throughput, Delay and PDR. Simulation results found that AODV performs better in 802.11 and CSMA, DSR and ODMRP performs better in only under 802.11. Keywords— MANET, AODV, DSR, FSR, GloMoSim, ODMRP I. INTRODUCTION Wireless communication networks are basically two types as shown in Fig.1. One is infrastructure based and other one is infrastructure less. Infrastructure based is cellular communications whereas infrastructure less is ad hoc networks. Fig.1 Classification of wireless communication networks A. Cellular Networks A Cellular Network is a wireless network distributed over...
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...Biometrics: Facial Recognition INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS BIOMETRICS As the first few years of the 21st century unfold, technology is making great steps toward making life easier and safer. Daily life involves being part of an automated society and interacting with anonymous parties through the World Wide Web. As a result, identity has become an important issue. Simply knowing login identification to access sensitive information is costing the economy far too much in fraud. Transportation terminals have difficulty authenticating passports to ensure the safety of other travelers. Accordingly, Biometric Authentication is gaining use in several areas. The definition of biometrics translates to life measurement, but more commonly the term is associated with unique physiological characteristics that are used to identify an individual. These personal features that are used in identification are the face, iris, and fingerprint. Typical settings are in security and corporate systems, point of sale and consumer electronics. Weaknesses in most sophisticated security systems have recently been discovered due to events like terrorist attacks. The most promising biometrics has emerged as the human face. This is due to the social acceptance and nonintrusiveness of its measurement through imaging. Minimal or no cooperation is needed from the subject which makes it ideal for surveillance and theft control. Typical applications for facial recognition software are; mug shot identification for...
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