A New Class of Services for Mobile Devices using Bluetooth Connectivity

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a telecommunication system architecture that is capable of providing a new class of services for personal mobile devices such as cellular mobile phones and PDAs. The idea is to facilitate pervasive communication and information acquisition for mobile devices by taking advantage of their location and inherent Bluetooth capabilities. This includes providing free-of-charge voice and data services to the subscribers of the system. The offered services can be customized to different environments such as universities, hospitals, and companies. An example prototype implementation with specific services will be presented for the campus of the American University of Beirut.