Heikki Huomo

Virtual product design case study: the Nokia RFID tag reader

Nokia used the Cybelius Maestro tool to build the virtual prototypes. It was already using Maestro for building simulations on Nokias Series 60 mobile phone platform. For the RFID tag reader product, the Cybelius Maestro tool allowed Nokia to study usable product concepts given the RFID techniques and Series 60 application model. The basic idea of reading from and writing to an RFID tag is not detailed enough for conceptualizing a new product until it is put into the context of an actual implementation environment. Simulations with virtual prototypes offer this detail.

Applications Are the Drivers in the Mobile Information Society

This short paper clarifies the thoughts of the future Mobile InformationSociety (MIS), ubiquitous access to the information services in wirelessenvironment. The key elements of MIS are explained as well as some of thechallenges MIS sets for the current research and skill development programsin academic and industrial environment.

A Lesson on Unpredictable Future

This paper presents the main conclusions that can be drawn by the discussions on future communication systems addressed in details in the papers published in this issue of the journal and the lessons on unpredictable future of wireless communications.