Value-based Billing for Wireless Java Applications
If you're going to deploy sophisticated mobile applications such as m-commerce, you have to design sophisticated programs to handle billing for those applications simultaneously. JSR 190 is a new J2ME extension that purports to offer a streamlined, flexible mobile billing process. Find out what it can do.
by Allen Lau, CTO, Tira Wireless
February 21, 2003
ith the present possibility of downloading new J2ME applications over the air, the transformation of the mobile phone into something extraordinary is well underway. Today's applications are primarily local applications: they are downloaded onto the device and then run without requiring network connections. They range from numerous personal productivity tools to games. More sophisticated applications are on their way; things like location-based applications or audio and video streaming, which require connection to the internet and content sources.
The mobile phone's complete transformation into a versatile smartphone depends crucially on one thing: the business model. The business model affects both customer uptake and the distribution of payment among the various players (particularly, developers and content providers) that bring the product to the customer.
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ith the present possibility of downloading new J2ME applications over the air, the transformation of the mobile phone into something extraordinary is well underway. Today's applications are primarily local applications: they are downloaded onto the device and then run without requiring network connections. They range from numerous personal productivity tools to games. More sophisticated applications are on their way; things like location-based applications or audio and video streaming, which require connection to the internet and content sources.
