GSMs 20th anniversary Fueling a future full of promise

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GSM’s 20th anniversary
Fueling a future full of promise
ICT and the challenge
of climate change
Mobile data collection
helps medical research
Regulator interview:
International Telecommunications
Union
horizons expanding
Brought to you by Nokia
2/2007Brought to you by Nokia
EDITORIAL
WORLDWIDE, GSM is utilized more than any other
mobile communications standard, with more than 700
operators and more than 2.3 billion subscribers. This
issue of Expanding Horizons looks at the philosophy
and the technology behind GSM, as well as the promising
future ahead.
Another article highlights the importance of deciding
what the most appropriate technology is, in addition
to considering the newest technological advances,
when a technological solution is being selected. This
ensures that the solution will fit local cultural and economic
conditions.
We also see how ICT can contribute to meeting the
challenge posed by climate change, and how mobile
phones are helping African researchers collect data
that will help people analyze the causes and spread of
malaria.
Many mobile phone features that numerous customers
find useful started as adaptations to make the
devices more accessible to people with disabilities.
Vibrating and flashing alerts for incoming calls are two
of the most prominent examples. In this issue we show
that ensuring the accessibility of mobile devices not
only helps spread the benefits of mobility, but is also
good for business in general.
These and other information-packed articles offer
you a useful and…