| A Mobile theatre is one of the latest developments in | | | | our phones. To make mobile theater possible changes |
| the mobile industry. Before knowing about mobile | | | | should be made in both the consumers and the |
| theatres let us see about the evolution of mobiles and | | | | service providers side. Service providers are now |
| telecommunication industry which led to these | | | | enhancing their services to adopt 3G standards so |
| developments. | | | | that they can provide broader spectrum of services. |
| In the 1990's, people started using mobile phones to | | | | There are many issues which need to be identified |
| communicate with their friends, relations, colleagues, | | | | and resolved to provide these complex services. |
| etc. either through voice or text. This generation of | | | | Some of them are issues like consumer specific and |
| mobile services is called first generation standard. | | | | some are service provider specific. |
| Later, when the first generation mobile services | | | | The cost of mobile phones are decreasing very rapidly |
| evolved into second generation mobile services there | | | | but still 3G mobile's cost is too high compared to other |
| were some dimensional changes in the mobile world. | | | | ordinary phones. And another major issue in using the |
| Even then people didn't expect some tremendous | | | | 3G mobiles is about the battery life. 3G mobiles need a |
| features from their small handheld machines. But with | | | | very good battery power because they are used for |
| the arrival of GPRS the second generation mobile | | | | transferring enormous amount of data to and from |
| standards evolved into 2.5G standard which brought | | | | long distance internet servers. These are some of the |
| the mobile and telecommunication industry one step | | | | issues in the consumer side. Cost of getting licenses |
| further. This is one of the most important turning points | | | | for providing 3G standard services is high. Lack of |
| in the mobile and telecommunication industry. After that | | | | support for financially troubled operators is another |
| many researches are being carried out around these | | | | issue faced by the service providers. |
| ideas. | | | | Still the growth and deployment of 3G standard |
| People started to know about the potentials of their | | | | services and manufacturing of 3G compatible mobiles |
| handheld machines gradually. The views of cell phones | | | | is increasing rapidly. Mobile theaters make it possible to |
| have changed. It is no longer a simple basic | | | | view movies in your mobile. The high buffering |
| communication device which can aid only for voice | | | | capacity offered by the 3G standard makes it easy to |
| and text based communications with other cell phones | | | | view movies, videos in our mobile phones. For using |
| but much more than that. After more researches they | | | | this kind of facility consumers should use 3G |
| came up with even higher data rate standard which is | | | | compatible mobile phones and their service provider |
| EDGE. This standard was termed as 2.75G.By late | | | | must provide 3G enabled services. Service providers |
| 1990's International Telecommunications Union defined | | | | should tie up with content providers for providing these |
| the 3G standard which facilitates higher data rates for | | | | kinds of services to their customers. Also several |
| mobiles to increase the potentials of the mobile phones | | | | mobile applications are being built by the software |
| even more. This 3G specification makes it possible to | | | | developers for playing videos and movies in different |
| use more complex applications in our mobile phones. | | | | formats in our mobile. These applications should be light |
| One of this is the mobile theater. 3G standard provides | | | | weighted, more efficient and should avoid unnecessary |
| various services like video conferencing, video on | | | | facilities so as to make it execute fast in our small |
| demand, mobile TV etc. | | | | mobile phones. Researchers are also working in |
| How is mobile theater possible? Due to the enhanced | | | | designing new light weight protocols for streaming |
| data transfer rates and higher buffering capabilities in | | | | videos to mobile phones to use it as mobile theaters. |