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The more advanced services will use the latest Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and then in 2002 the high bandwidth Universal Mobile Telecoms Services (UMTS) service will usher in full internet based e-commerce and video applications.
Supermarket company Tesco has revealed plans to make its home shopping service available to mobile phone users. Called Orderphone, the special mobile phone will have an in-built bar code scanner so that customers can easily re-order items simply by scanning the bar code on an existing item. It is also talking to Nokia about developing a WAP enabled shopping application.
The Woolwich launched a trial banking service in December 1999 and expects to roll it out to all its Open Plan customers two months later. Customers will be able to check balances, pay bills and move money between accounts. It will require a WAP enabled phone.
Accounting software specialist Coda is prototyping a browers based version of its financial accounting package that is aimed at mobile phone and palmtop users.
At one time NatWest Bank was working on an enhanced SIM card that could also act as a credit or debit card.
Charles Schwab is one of the companies involved with Vodafone's global Internet plans.
Vodafone is linking up with the BBC to provide entertainment services.
Trafficmaster intends to launch in 2000 a mobile Internet service in partnership with France's Webraska Mobile Technologies. It will display real-time maps on mobile phones along with traffic information and journey times. Trafficmaster is the only company in the UK licensed to operate a road sensor network.
Sabre, the airline booking organisation, is to develop a WAP service that will notify travellers of flight changes and enable them to switch reservations.
Vodafone is linking up with the BBC to provide news and business services.
In 2000 Orange plans to launch high speed data access using an intermediate standard called HSCSD running at 28,800 bps rather than wait for the GPRS standard. It will also offer compression technology developed by the University of Strathclyde which can boost speeds by a factor of 3 to 6, making possible the launch of a mobile video phone. This will offer colour videophone, video conferencing, video email, and touch screen handwriting.
Orange is to offer a virtual personal assistant called Wildfire that operates on voice recognition technology.
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