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With Nokia Internet Goes Wireless - the new Nokia Artus Wireless Data Product Family
March 12, 1997
The two buzzwords in the digital industry during the ‘90s have been GSM and Internet. Nokia introduces today at the CeBIT fair in Hannover a new product family, Nokia Artus, that makes these two worlds meet and removes the obstacles from wireless Internet:
"Commercial use of the wireless Internet can start now, says Petri Pöyhönen, Vice President, Nokia Telecommunications, Wireless Data Server Systems. Nokia Artus provides the operators with the tools to manage and charge for their TCP/IP traffic in the same way as they control voice traffic today. Moreover, operators can approach IT managers with a robust Intranet access solution. With Nokia Artus the operators can climb the value chain and become Internet service providers offering access to information available in the WWW with even a normal GSM phone."
Nokia Artus makes wireless Internet reality!
Nokia introduces two new Artus family members: Nokia Artus Access Manager and Nokia Artus NetGate, known in the US as Nokia TTML Gateway. Other Nokia Artus data connectivity products are the Nokia Data Communication Server (DaCS) and Access Router. Both provide an Internet access point and fully digital, fast access to data services with a connection time of only 5–7 seconds. The operator's short message services can be realized by the Nokia Short Message Service Centre (SMSC).
Nokia Artus Access Manager for large-scale wireless data subscriber management
With the Nokia Artus Access Manager, GSM operators can turn mobile data usage into business, just as mobile voice service is today. For example, with better subscriber management, operators can fine-tune their charging schemes. The information collected can be used for setting marketing goals or for network performance analyses to improve profitability. The Artus Access Manager database could even be used to follow trends in mobile data usage to plan new services accordingly.
The Nokia Artus Access Manager provides authentication, authorization, and accounting for large-scale data subscriber management. Mobile data subscribers can be authenticated by their user identification, by their mobile phone’s SIM card identification, or by both means when tighter security is required. The Artus Access Manager performs authorization for users by defining the services which are available to each user. Moreover, the Artus Access Manager collects accounting information for the detailed billing.
The lack of security has been one stumbling block in introducing mobile access to company Intranets. With the Nokia Artus Access Manager, mobile operators can offer corporations added security for remote corporate access. Through the user authentication information, unauthorized users are prevented access to corporate gateways via the GSM network. Furthermore, when unsecured data networks are used between the GSM connection and the corporate network, a security option is available to encrypt information before transmitting it over public data networks.
The Nokia Artus Access Manager also collects statistical information on data network usage. With these statistics, operators can follow the usage of different services, manage the performance requirements of the network, and plan new services better.
Nokia Artus NetGate - Internet on any GSM phone
The Nokia Artus NetGate, known in the US as Nokia TTML Gateway, provides a way to connect GSM Short Message Services (SMS) to Internet services. With the Nokia Artus NetGate, GSM subscribers can fetch information from Web pages. Using pre-defined filters, the NetGate filters out the extra information from a Web page (such as logos and graphics), leaving only the information of interest to the subscriber. This information is formulated into a short message and sent back to the subscriber.
With Nokia Artus NetGate, GSM subscribers can obtain information from any web site defined in the NetGate, anytime and anywhere. Such services could include information on flight schedules, weather reports, stock news, currency rates, movies, restaurants, and hotels.
The Nokia Artus NetGate has been designed for use with any GSM phone that can send short messages. However, it will work exceptionally well with the new Nokia 8110i GSM phone, which is NetGate compatible. The network operator or service provider can download the favorite NetGate queries directly to the menu structure of the Nokia 8110i. In the Nokia 9000 Communicator, the NetGate access is made using the WWW user interface and short messages.
Note to the editors:
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) supports basic data services by connecting digital GSM data circuits to the PSTN network via modem pools or to data networks through the PAD functionality. These basic GSM data services do not optimally support the data communications requirements of modern client-server computer systems in mobile networks. In order to enhance mobile access to data network services, Nokia introduced the Nokia Artus Data Communication Server (DaCS) already in CeBIT '94. To date, the Nokia Artus DaCS has already been delivered to several mobile operators.
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