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

Forsyth Library Basement

Rarick Hall 1st Floor

Rarick Hall 2nd Floor

Rarick Hall 3rd Floor

Tomanek Hall 1st Floor

Conclusion & Experience

• Conclusion– Issues– Background:

• Benefits

• What we learned:– Wireless Infrastructures– Messaging Systems– Carriers – Signal test

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Presented by Satoko Nagai