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Sony Ericsson T290i White Paper

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October 2004
T290i/T290c
Calling made easy

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  • Page 1 October 2004 T290i/T290c Calling made easy...

  • Page 2: Purpose Of This Document

    The aim of this White Paper is to give the reader an understanding of technology and its main applications, as well as the main functions and features of the T290i/T290c. Note: This document contains general descriptions for this specific Sony Ericsson mobile T290i/T290c. People who can benefit from this document include: •...

  • Page 3: Sony Ericsson Developer Support

    Sony Ericsson offers developers professional technical support services. The service can be purchased from the developer web portal, as part of the Sony Ericsson Core and Core+ membership package or as individual support incidents. There are two levels of support, described below.

  • Page 4: Document History

    White Paper T290i/T290c Document history Change history 2004-10-22 Version R1A1 First edition October 2004...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service) ...16 EMS – more than just words ...16 New possibilities with messaging ...17 WAP services ...19 Using WAP in the T290i/T290c ...19 Bearer type characteristics ...21 Gateway characteristics ...21 Security using WAP ...21 Configuration of WAP settings ...22 Push services ...23...

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    This dual band GSM phone (900/1800 MHz) offers a fast and satisfying mobile Internet experience. The T290c is intended for the China market. The T290i is intended for the rest of the world with the exception of Americas. Both phones are scheduled to be available during the first quarter of 2005.

  • Page 7: Key Functions And Features

    Reacting to the enormous popularity of mobile phone messaging, Sony Ericsson has incorporated the latest messaging standards into the T290i/ T290c phone, along with a colour display for an enhanced imaging experience. Say it in words, say it with pictures, animate it, add sound.
  • Page 8 Full graphic 4K display The T290i/T290c delivers 4K colours on a large dis- play that enhances viewing, facilitating high-quality multimedia messaging, and personalized imaging.

  • Page 9: More In-Phone Functions

    Text messaging with your T290i/T290c is made easier than ever with the introduction of predictive text input software. Instead of having to press keys several times for a letter, software in your T290i/ T290c chooses from a dictionary of words and White Paper...
  • Page 10 Melody Composer The audio iMelody format enhances the sound quality in the T290i/T290c. With this format, the user can play, compose, edit and send melodies within the improved Melody Composer. The com- poser has an improved graphical user interface to simplify melody handling.

  • Page 11: Technologies In Detail

    White Paper T290i/T290c Technologies in detail October 2004...

  • Page 12: Multimedia In The T290I/T290C

    Birthday”. The audio function in the T290i/T290c also allows downloading of sounds and melodies. MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) One of the key features in the T290i/T290c is the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). MMS is expected to become the preferred messaging...

  • Page 13: Mms Objects

    Templates The T290i/T290c comes with a number of MMS pre-defined templates, for example templates for birthday cards, meeting requests, etc. White Paper to sheer fun, it offers benefits at every level and to every kind of user.

  • Page 14: Benefits

    White Paper PIM communication with MMS With MMS in the T290i/T290c, it is easy to send and receive business cards and events. Business card (vCard) With MMS in the T290i/T290c, the user can send his/her business card.

  • Page 15: Mms Technical Features

    The MMS-C also vouches for high quality messaging, e.g. by format conversion. This means that the MMS-C recognizes which formats are supported in the mobile phone, and adapts the MMS messages to these formats. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 16: Ems (Enhanced Messaging Service)

    EMS. This is use- ful to be able to build, and display, messages with rich content, since the amount of information in each SMS is limited by the SMS standards. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 17: New Possibilities With Messaging

    Messages usually originating from the keypad of a mobile phone can include pictures, melodies, and formatted text with EMS. Voice and email notifications Notifying mobile phone users that they have new voice or fax mail messages waiting - including icons or melodies with EMS. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 18: Info & Entertainment

    These may develop further in the future to support Internet access by a PC connected to a mobile phone using WAP, or even an SMS request interface. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 19: Wap Services

    Using WAP in the T290i/T290c The built-in WAP browser in the T290i/T290c gives the user portable, fast and secure access to a wide variety of services, including personalized services, with new opportunities for business, individuals...
  • Page 20 For more information, see “WAP operator technical data” on page 55. Adapt to phone type The User Agent Profile function allows WAP con- tent to be automatically optimized for the T290i/ T290c capabilities, ensuring the intended user experience. Several bearer types...

  • Page 21: Bearer Type Characteristics

    WAP gateway is necessary. An icon in the display of the T290i/T290c indicates when a secure con- nection is in use. The T290i/T290c is based on the WAP 1.2.1 speci- fication suite, in which security functionality is specified by a technology called Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS).

  • Page 22: Configuration Of Wap Settings

    Over-the-air provisioning of WAP settings To simplify the configuration of WAP settings in the T290i/T290c, all settings can be sent to the phone as an SMS message. This makes it easy for an operator, a service provider or a company to dis-...

  • Page 23: Push Services

    Several data con- nections can be saved in the T290i/T290c. To make it easier for the user, data connections can be pro- vided by the operator via customization or OTA provisioning.

  • Page 24: General Packet Radio Services

    With GPRS, the T290i/T290c sends data in “pack- ets” at a very high speed. The T290i/T290c remains connected to the network at all times, using trans- mission capacity only when data are sent or received.

  • Page 25: Using Gprs In The T290I/T290C

    2. In GPRS, data is sent in packets, with up to three time slots being combined to provide the necessary band- width. The T290i/T290c is prepared to support 3+1 time slots (three slots for receiving data and one slot for transmitting data), giving speeds of up to 64,200 bps for receiving data, depending on coding scheme.

  • Page 26: In-Phone Functions And Features

    “visible” to the system. Using GPRS with the T290i/T290c has several advantages, for example: • All connection settings can be managed by using the data connections feature.
  • Page 27 It is also possible to set different picture sizes. Yes, SMS as radio bearer, developed in- house. Yes, with Automatic Time Zone* Yes, 4K colour Yes, possible with copyright protection via EMS and MMS. Yes, OMA Level 1 T290i/T290c October 2004...
  • Page 28 4 melodies. Yes, is supported but may not be ena- bled Yes. At the purchase of the T290i/T290c phone, there is approximately 400 KB of memory space available to the user in the file system for objects such as pic- tures, games, sounds, and themes.
  • Page 29 250 numbers in phone + SIM Yes, 10 Limited by the memory Yes, storage capacity limited by memory Yes, sending/receiving Yes, via EMS and MMS Yes (up to 32 voices) T290i/T290c October 2004...
  • Page 30 Yes (iMelody, MIDI, vMel, and AMR) Yes, the total time is only limited by the memory. The sound recordings can be used as ring signals. Calls cannot be recorded. Enhanced Full Rate, Full Rate, Half Rate, and AMR T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 31: Network-Dependent Features

    WAP browser WTLS for added WAP security* Network-dependent features SMS and EMS messaging The T290i/T290c is capable of sending and receiv- ing SMS and EMS messages, and linked mes- sages. • With the Short Messaging Service, a user can send text messages containing up to 160 char- acters to and from GSM mobile stations •...

  • Page 32: Fixed Dialling And Restricted Calls

    EOTD EOTD is part of the GSM R99 location services. The T290i/T290c supports EOTD to satisfy the FCC E911 positioning requirements. Although EOTD is supported, it may not be enabled. EOTD determines position of the mobile phone by measuring the signal propagation delay between the phone and multiple base stations.

  • Page 33: Sim Application Toolkit

    All necessary setup and pro- gramming is distributed to users over the air, directly to their phones. In the T290i/T290c, a sep- arate menu is available for functions residing on the SIM card. These can include submenus for control-...
  • Page 34 1 = help information available '00' = Location Information (MCC, MNC, LAC and Cell Identity) '01' = IMEI of the ME '02' = Network Measurement results '03' = Date, time and time zone (DTTinPLI) White Paper T290i/T290c Support in T290i/ T290c October 2004...
  • Page 35 '04' = set up call, disconnecting all other calls (if any) '05' = set up call, disconnecting all other calls (if any), with re-dial '00' = MT call '01' = Call connected White Paper T290i/T290c Support in T290i/ T290c October 2004...

  • Page 36: User Interaction With Sim At

    • Digits Only – 160 characters • SMS default alphabet characters – 160 charac- ters • Hidden Characters (digits only) – 40 characters White Paper T290i/T290c Support in T290i/ T290c Yes, 1 row of text is sup- ported October 2004...

  • Page 37: Send Short Message

    • Down arrow – Scroll down list. • Up arrow – Scroll up list. • Side key: Scrolls the menu. • ‘YES’ – Envelope (Menu Selection). Support in the T290i/T290c for m-commerce If separate card, no White Paper T290i/T290c October 2004...
  • Page 38 SIM even when another application (a browser) is running? Access to the WIM Support in the T290i/T290c for m-commerce If separate card, no If separate card, no If separate card, no ODI for EMS, OMA forward lock for WAP and MMS.

  • Page 39: Facts And Figures

    White Paper T290i/T290c Facts and figures October 2004...

  • Page 40: Terminology And Abbreviations

    900 frequency band. This extension gives increased network capability. EDGE Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution. EDGE uses a new modulation schema to enable data throughput speeds of up to 384kbit/s using existing GSM infrastructure. Enhanced Full Rate, speech coding. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 41: Gsm System

    High Speed Circuit Switched Data. HTML HyperText Markup Language. HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol. Image WBMP or GIF image contained in a Card. Internet Service Provider. ITTP Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol. Light Emitting Diode. Local Area Network. Mobile Equipment. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 42: Service Provider

    The card can be a small plug-in type or credit card- sized, but both types have the same functions. The T290i/T290c uses the small plug-in card. Short Messaging Service. Allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent and received via the network operator's message center to a mobile phone.

  • Page 43: Wap Application

    HTML. It makes it possible to add procedural logic and computational functions to WAP-based services. Wireless Session Protocol. WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security. White Paper World Wide Web. Extensible Markup Language. XHTML Extensible HyperText Markup Language. T290i/T290c October 2004...

  • Page 44: Related Information

    Related information Documents • The T290i/T290c User’s guide Links • http://www.SonyEricsson.com/ • http://www.Ericsson.com/mobilityworld • http://www.imc.org/ • http://www.3gpp.org/ • http://www.openmobilealliance.org/ Trademarks and acknowledgements • Microsoft, Windows, Windows CE and Win- dows NT are registered trademarks or trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 45: October

    General technical data Product name T290i/T290c System T290i/T290c: GSM 900 (3GPP TS 51.010-1) GSM 1800 (3GPP TS 51.010-1) Speech coding AMR, HR, FR, EFR supported where available, for high speech quality SIM card Small plug-in card, 3V or 5V type...

  • Page 46: Ambient Temperatures

    12 hours Standby time up to 300 hours Charging time 13 Mhz frequency Yes, 8 Kb White Paper T290i/T290c Value in GSM 900 52.9 mA - 230.8 mA 2.2 mA - 4.1 mA Talk time up to 12 hours Standby time...

  • Page 47: Speech Coding

    The maximum recommended size of downloadable games is 60kb, but this may vary. Speech coding Type Bit rate Frame duration Block length Class 1 bits Class 2 bits Support in the T290i/T290c Full rate (FR) RPE/LPC with LTP 13.0 Kbp/s 20 ms 260 bits 182 bits 78 bits Full rate (AFS) 12.2 kbps...

  • Page 48: Short Messaging Service

    Enhanced predictive writing method by: Full rate (AFS) 5.90 kbps 5.15 kbps 4.75 kbps Support in the T290i/T290c Message displayed on screen The last message overwrites the previous one CBMI and CBMID Support in the T290i/T290c It is possible to store the SMS Center Number.
  • Page 49 Supported ways for replying to a received SMS: via SMS White Paper Support in the T290i/T290c Yes (only to the sender, not to all or part of the mes- sage recipients) Yes (only to the sender, not to all or part of the mes-...

  • Page 50: Enhanced Messaging Service

    Incoming messages Concatenated messages Attachments Text formatting Sounds White Paper Support in the T290i/T290c Yes, using Phonebook groups Yes, if SMS type=email In the SIM and in the handset. Support in the T290i/T290c Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) according to the standard 3GPP TS 23.040 v4.3.0, with the addition of...

  • Page 51: Multimedia Messaging Service

    Possibility to pre-configure the MMS para- metres in factory Possibility to configure the MMS parametres by OTA provisioning White Paper Support in the T290i/T290c Yes, version 1.2. It is possible to... • edit and create melodies by using the phone key- pad.
  • Page 52 Multimedia codecs/formats supported for audio Multimedia codecs/formats supported for video White Paper Support in the T290i/T290c • MMS/CSD: Yes • MMS/GPRS: Yes • MMS/CSD: No • MMS/GPRS: No OTA specified by Ericsson and Nokia, WAP Provision- ing (WAP-185) WAP WTA, WAP UAProf and WTA Public.

  • Page 53: Performance And Technical Characteristics

    Frequency range Channel spacing Number of channels Modulation TX Phase Accuracy Duplex spacing Support in the T290i/T290c Baseline JPG, GIF 89a • text formatting facilities (only textsize) • coloured text/background (Viewer/player supports coloured text and background. Not editable in composer) •...

  • Page 54: Wap Browser Technical Data

    < -30 dBm over 1 GHz (according to GSM spec.) Better than – 102 dBm < 2.4% Support in the T290i/T290c WAP browser Yes, HSCSD, ISDN and analogue Yes, up to 25 named bookmarks for easy access to frequently visited pages...

  • Page 55: Wap Operator Technical Data

    Parametre set list Manual selection Parametre sets include Factory pre-configuration Support in the T290i/T290c WAP browser PAP, CHAP supported Yes, list of client characteristics - e.g. display size WAP 1.2.1 stack and browser, WAP 2.0 browser WAP 1.2.1 and WAP...
  • Page 56 Other Provisioning bearer Parametre sets available Parametre sets for OTA modification PUSH Support in the T290i/T290c for WAP WAP/CSD, WAP/GPRS configuration possible WAP/CSD, WAP/GPRS configuration possible WAP/CSD, WAP/GPRS is not possible Not empty by default Underlined Operator verification through a code, included in the OTA data.
  • Page 57 WTAI WTA Make Call WTA Send DTMF WTA Add Phone Book Support in the T290i/T290c for WAP WAP services, Push inbox The user can make a choice if a dialogue is wanted or not before loading the SL. WAP services/options/common/Push access/prompt If the inbox is full and a new push is received, the oldest push in the inbox will be discarded.
  • Page 58 Screen backlight on when browsing? Support in the T290i/T290c for WAP Yes. Content limited to 3kB is downloaded without using SAR Yes. The user is asked if the content is to be saved. Yes. Store, delete, forward, use, manage.

  • Page 59: Gprs Technical Data

    Support of GPRS/CS combined procedures Network control mode Support in the T290i/T290c for WAP Not displayed but the "http://" is added automatically to the URL. 4 to 7 plus Title, depending on the selected font size. Yes. Single select list to conserve space.
  • Page 60 Support in the T290i/T290c Support of access in 2 phases Support of PRACH on 11 bits Support of GPRS re- selection C31/C32 Support of static and dynamic addressing Support of power control Uplink = yes, Downlink is a network feature...

  • Page 61: Ussd Technical Data

    Mode support -mode MMI-mode details Image format technical data Format Visible 101 x 80 160 x 120 pics pixels Support in the T290i/T290c email client Yes (outgoing, images only) Yes, HSCSD, ISDN and analogue US ASCII (All variants) ISO8859-1 WIN1252 UTF7 UTF8...

  • Page 62: Images - Downloading To Phone

    Max. size Applications WxH<=1024 pixels Limited by the memory Limited by the memory Send 30k, Receive 50k Limited by the memory Limited by the memory Support in the T290i/T290c for m-commerce White Paper T290i/T290c Visible Transpar- colours ency support October 2004...
  • Page 63 SIM even when another applica- tion (a browser) is running? Access to the WIM White Paper Support in the T290i/T290c for m-commerce If separate card, no If separate card, no If separate card, no If separate card, no...
  • Page 64 Polyphonic ring signals 7 Promotion, music 17 Promotions, movie 17 Push inbox 23 Push services 23 Related information 44 Restricted calls 32 Ring signals 18 Short Messaging Service 48 SIM Application Toolkit 33 SIM AT Services 33 T290i/T290c October 2004...
  • Page 65 White Paper T290i/T290c SIM card type 45 SMIL presentations 14 SMS access characteristics 21 SMS request 18 SMS standard 17 Software 44 Speakerphone 7 Speech coding 47 Supported MMI languages 46 Technical specifications 44 Terminology and abbreviations 39 Text 13...

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