JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN INFORMATIIOON TECHNOLOGY

DIT 0411 MOBILE COMPUTING
PRACTICE LAB 6: RESEARCH LAB
Instructions: Attempt all questions

Background
The cellular radio network system facilitates mobility in communication. Systems achieve mobility by
transmitting data via radio waves.

Value added services (VAS) refer to the non-core services offered in the telecom sector. All services apart
from standard voice calls and fax transmissions are considered a VAS. These services can be used to promote
an operator's primary business. VAS spurs mobile subscribers to increasingly use their mobile device in order
to allow operator to pull up their average revenue per user.

Mobile VAS services can be categorized into:

1. Consumer behaviour VAS
2. Network VAS
3. Enterprise VAS

A distinction may also be made between standard (peer-to-peer) content and premium-charged content. These
are called mobile value-added services (MVAS), which are often simply referred to as VAS.

Value-added services are supplied either in-house by the mobile network operator themselves or by a third-
party value-added service provider (VASP), also known as a content provider (CP) such as All Headline
News or Reuters.

Task 1: VAS and WiMAX services for the Leading Mobile Providers (Safaricom, Airtel, Telcom)
1. Identify and describe some of the provider Wireless Services especially the most recent
2. Explain what is meant by value added services (VAS)
3. Identify and describe some of the provider VAS especially the most recent.
4. Identify and describe WiMAX services provided by the providers, and how connectivity is
achieved
Task 2: Equitel cellular infrastructure by Equity Bank

1. Carry out a brief case study of Equitel cellular infrastructure by Equity Bank
2. Identify and describe some of the provider VAS especially the most recent
3. Identify and describe some of the provider Wireless Services especially the most recent

Task 3: VAS for the future

Consider the mobile and wireless market for the next 5 years and suggest some VAS, justifying your choices
with appropriate arguments

Task 4: GSM Evolution

1. Differentiate between GSM and CDMA
2. Give the various existing mobile communication technologies in Kenya
3. Identify and describe the GSM services provided, with QoS guarantees
4. Discuss the evolution of GSM with appropriate examples from 1, 2, 3, 4 and now 5 G