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TAZOS Cellular Consulting
Tyler Zachary, Arieh Levy, Zach Horton, Ora Mayes, & Satoko Nagai
Advised By Michael SistoIBM Consultant
Wireless Broadband
Introduction
• Emphasis – Tiger Phone– Continuation of last years group– Concept behind Tiger Phone– Main goal: research, analyze, and create
solution
Background Research
• Researched possible services– Messaging, LBS, etc.– Wireless infrastructures
• Cellular Providers– Four local providers– Possible services to offer FHSU
Services Provided
• Services Provided– Messaging Services
• SMS, CBS, USSD, EMS, & MMS
– Other services• Location Base Service (LBS)
– LBS messaging for Forsyth Library, Memorial Union, etc.
– Wireless Infrastructure• GPRS, GSM, & CDMA
Cellular Providers
• Scheduled meetings with providers– Meet with all four local providers in the area
• Meetings included: Unicel, Nex-Tech, Westlink, & Alltel
– Discussed services that they offered
• Conclude which provider offer requested services
• Tested phones for various features
Phones
• Low end phones to high end phones
• PDA keyboards vs. phone keys
• Battery life
• Features
• Size
Signal Testing
• Sampled campus– 8 buildings
• Tomanek Hall, Rarick Hall, Forsyth Library Hall, Memorial Union, Gross Memorial Coliseum, McMindes Hall, Custer Hall, & Sheridan Hall
– Over 40 Floors tested total
• Color coordinated
• Patterns in signal strength
Signal Strength Legend
• Red is excellent signal strength• Yellow is the cut off for usable signal• Green and Blue shows a lack of sufficient signal
Conclusion & Experience
• Conclusion– Issues– Background:
• Benefits
• What we learned:– Wireless Infrastructures– Messaging Systems– Carriers – Signal test