The ICEBERG Project: Defining the IP and Telecom Intersection
- Bhaskaran Raman ,
- Helen Wang ,
- Jimmy S. Shih ,
- Anthony D. Joseph ,
- Randy H. Katz
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Published by IEEE
Like many IT people today, you probably carry both a cell phone and pager.Vendors like Skytel are already offering services that combine information delivery and email access (both receiving and sending), but you usually have to buy yet a third, IP-aware device. But who wants to carry three lumps around? Eventually, users need to be able to access services through any device via any network. Browsers are becoming the interface of choice for applications like personal information access, e-commerce, network management, and collaboration tools.However,users would like this functionality in a handheld, wireless device.