UMTS Services











Introduction


UMTS has been providing the most rich set of services to the subscribers. Its just because of extreme UMTS features that provide room for such services. They basically include high speed and consistent coverage. There are many ways to categorise and sub-categorise these set of services, here is one way to do so.




Services


Communication services

video telephony

video conference

voice response and voice recognition

personal location

Entertainment

audio on demand

games

video clips

virtual sightseeing

Information services

Web browsing

interactive shopping

on-line newspaper

on-line translation

location based broadcasting services

intelligent search- and filtering facilities

Business services

mobile office

narrowcast business TV

virtual workgroups

Education

virtual schools

on-line science lab

on-line library

on-line language labs

training

Community services

emergency call

administration services

democratic procedures

Finance services

virtual banking

on-line billing

universal USIM card and credit card

Telematics

Road transport logistics

Remote Control



Special services

telemedicine

security monitoring services

instant help line

expertise on tap

personal administration



Conclusion


One should not consider UMTS being just related to cellphones now. UMTS enabled gadgets, devices, laptops etc could also be expected. In other words, UMTS provides the standardised and best way to communicate globally over cheap but high speed. This would bring innovation in any field and induces the set of services !