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Revolution Mobilized

1. Executive Summary

At the end of 2004 South Africa became a 3rd Generation (3G) society, that marked the beginning of mobile revolution, as can be seen mobile applications and services are become increasingly intertwined with of our lives.

The introduction covers the transition of 2G to 2.5G to finally 3G and the explosion of the mobile revolution, as well as examining some of the industry stakeholders, technologies / protocols and other requirements for 3G.

In the body of the article details how 3G has impacted business, how it has changed the way people do business and how it has changed our lives. It also looks at the current state of the industry, what are the risks and what are the driving factors.

Then we take a look at a few use cases:
· Banking
· Governmental Applications
· Winners Youth.

In conclusion it is deduced that 3G has definitely impacted every aspect of business and is constantly changing the face of business. 3G is fueled by the need for connectivity and it removes a big hurdle for anyone wanting to live an online lifestyle.
It will definitely be a key player in the future development of our country on a global scale.

2. Introduction

2.1 The Mobile Data Industry

“We are living in an increasingly wireless world and we ourselves are also increasingly mobile. This means that not only communications, but also the daily tasks we perform need to keep up with our mobile lifestyle.”
South African Wireless Applications Market 2005

This statement provides a very broad insight to the Mobile Data Industry (MDI) but encompasses all the aspects that enable us to live a truly mobile life.

The first data services were introduced into South Africa by MTN in 2000 with the launch of GPRS, this was the first 2.5G services in the country, it gave us just a taste of what was to come and mainly caused frustration as it was still a developing technology and not capable of delivering the flashy / user friendly interfaces that...