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| Simply put, Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) is the ability to engage in IM from a mobile handset via various bearer technologies, which may include SMS, WAP, or GPRS. |  |
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IM in the Fixed Environment IM in the fixed environment is perhaps best exemplified by the likes of AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo, which each have a large base of IM users that typically use IM on a fixed client, such as a laptop computer. Fixed IM includes a rich User Interface (UI) experience and high bandwidth. Characteristics of MIM In a mobile environment, the user is constrained by bandwidth and the UI. However, the user has the advantage of mobility. MIM users will desire to message with other MIM users as well as fixed IM users on networks such as AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo. MIM allows users to address messages to other users (via various bearers) using an alias (or user name) and address book, allowing the sender to know when his/her "buddies" are available. SMS versus MIM SMS is a bearer that can be used for MIM. By itself, SMS does not include alias capabilities nor does it allow for confirmation that the intended recipient is available. Being transaction based (rather than session based), plain SMS (without MIM) does not allow the send to have a high degree of confidence that the recipient will receive the message in real-time. MIM allows the community of users to register as being presence and/or available, allowing for more real-time text messaging and communications than would be possible with traditional mobile messaging. Future of MIM Future MIM systems will be much more robust and pervasive, encompassing more valuable functionality and including interoperability between IM systems. Rich and Robust Presence Future MIM systems will likely include rich and robust Presence and Location Based Services capabilities, which will enhance the system to be able to detect the presence, availability, and/or location of fellow MIM users.Interoperability and Inter-carrier Messaging Future MIM systems will likely leverage network mediation to enable messaging between
MIM and fixed IM systems. This will be the key for much more wide scale adoption and
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