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W950
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Sony Ericsson Developer World
White Papers, Developers Guidelines for different technologies, SDKs and relevant APIs. The website also
contains discussion forums monitored by the Sony Ericsson Developer Support team, an extensive
Knowledge Base, Tips & Tricks, example code and news.
Sony Ericsson also offers technical support services to professional developers. For more information
about these professional services, visit the Sony Ericsson Developer World website.
Document history
Change history
2006-05-12
2006-05-21
2006-05-30
2006-06-08
Version PA1
Version PA2
Version PA3
Version PA4
First preliminary version.
Updated after fact review
Updated after language review
Updated after Product Planning/Product Man-
agement review
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Contents
Product overview .......................................................................................................................6
Key features .............................................................................................................................7
Controls and operation ............................................................................................................9
Miscellaneous .........................................................................................................................11
Models ................................................................................................................................11
Accessories ........................................................................................................................11
Manuals ..............................................................................................................................11
Languages ..........................................................................................................................11
Images ....................................................................................................................................12
Product comparison ................................................................................................................13
Overview .................................................................................................................................14
Added and removed features .................................................................................................15
Hardware ............................................................................................................................15
Software .............................................................................................................................15
Comparison table ...................................................................................................................16
Technologies in detail ..............................................................................................................18
Multimedia ..............................................................................................................................19
Walkman® player ............................................................................................................... 19
FM Radio ............................................................................................................................19
Video player ........................................................................................................................20
PlayNowTM ........................................................................................................................20
Phone applications .................................................................................................................20
Business telephony ............................................................................................................ 20
PIM applications .....................................................................................................................22
Contacts .............................................................................................................................22
Calendar .............................................................................................................................22
Tasks ..................................................................................................................................22
Notes ..................................................................................................................................23
Time and alarm clock .........................................................................................................23
Sound recorder ...................................................................................................................23
Calculator ...........................................................................................................................23
Stopwatch ..........................................................................................................................23
Converter ............................................................................................................................24
Speed dial ...........................................................................................................................24
Messaging ..............................................................................................................................24
Email ...................................................................................................................................24
Push email ..........................................................................................................................25
Unified mailbox ...................................................................................................................26
Area Information .................................................................................................................26
Picture Gallery ....................................................................................................................26
Picture Editor ......................................................................................................................27
Entertainment .........................................................................................................................27
MusicDJTM .........................................................................................................................27
Games ................................................................................................................................27
Browser ..................................................................................................................................28
Browser security .................................................................................................................28
RSS feeds ...........................................................................................................................29
Connectivity ...........................................................................................................................30
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Bluetooth™ wireless technology ........................................................................................30
IrDA .....................................................................................................................................32
USB ....................................................................................................................................32
Data storage ...........................................................................................................................32
User storage .......................................................................................................................33
Action at master reset ........................................................................................................ 33
Folder view of internal storage ...........................................................................................33
Synchronisation and data transfer .........................................................................................34
SyncML – an open standard for synchronization ...............................................................34
Remote synchronization .....................................................................................................35
Local synchronization .........................................................................................................36
Sony Ericsson PC suite ..........................................................................................................38
DRM .......................................................................................................................................38
Personalization .......................................................................................................................39
Background and application shortcuts ..............................................................................40
Screen saver .......................................................................................................................40
Picture phone book ............................................................................................................ 40
Ringtones ............................................................................................................................40
Themes and skins ...............................................................................................................41
Over-The-Air (OTA) Configuration ......................................................................................41
Sony Ericsson phone configurator .....................................................................................41
Locks ......................................................................................................................................42
Keylock ...............................................................................................................................42
Phone lock ..........................................................................................................................42
SIM card lock ......................................................................................................................42
3G ...........................................................................................................................................43
Positioning ..............................................................................................................................44
GPRS ......................................................................................................................................45
Symbian OS operating system ...............................................................................................45
Key features of symbian OS v9.1: ......................................................................................46
UIQ 3.0 ................................................................................................................................47
Java™ ....................................................................................................................................47
W950 consumer package ......................................................................................................48
Accessories ............................................................................................................................48
Technical specifications ..........................................................................................................50
SIM AT services supported ................................................................................................62
User interaction with SIM AT ..............................................................................................64
Integrated browser technical data ......................................................................................65
Security ...............................................................................................................................65
Abbreviations ...........................................................................................................................66
Related information .................................................................................................................72
Documents .........................................................................................................................72
Links ...................................................................................................................................72
Trademarks and acknowledgements .................................................................................72
Index ..........................................................................................................................................75
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Product overview
The W950 is a slim, compact, stylish Walkman® phone built on the Symbian operating system.
A 4 GB built-in memory, large touch screen and dedicated music keys support the music experience and
positions the W950 as the top of the line Walkman® phone.
3G makes surfing the Web on the go a fast and satisfying experience. The Opera™ 8.0 Web browser in
combination with the touchscreen makes the interactive mobile Internet pure pleasure.
For PC synchronisation or transferring files between the phone and a computer, a USB cable is provided
in the kit. W950 supports USB high-speed mode, allowing transfer of gigabytes of files in only minutes.
W950 uses multitasking to allow you to perform several actions at once, for example you can listen to
music while browsing the Web, or work with PIM applications during a phone call.
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Key features
2.6-inch colour touchscreen
The large 2.6-inch (240x320 pixels) full graphic QVGA 262k colour touch-sensitive screen enhances
viewing and navigation, facilitating high-quality multimedia and entertainment.
Walkman® player
The Walkman® player converts the phone to a portable eAAC+, AAC+, AAC, MP3 and WMA player.
Dedicated hardware keys and a rich graphical interface that supports album arts and lets you pick an
album with the tap on the screen, makes the W950 a state of the art portable music machine.
4 GB Media memory
The W950 has a built-in 4 GB solid state flash memory that can hold up to 4000 songs in eAAC+ format or
around 1000 songs in MP3 format. The Media memory is accessible from a PC using USB High speed
which permits a transfer of files at 480 Mbps. This means that a gigabyte of data can be transferred in only
around three minutes.
Opera™ 8.0 web browser
Opera 8.0 allows full HTML browsing and supports all de facto standards. It features normal or small
screen rendering as well as full screen view.
FM Radio with RDS
The FM radio with RDS (radio data system) offers instant and easy access to FM radio channels. RDS
information which is sent out by the currently tuned-in radio station, is displayed directly on the screen.
Just plug in the handsfree that works as an antenna and start listening to your favourite station. The radio
can also be started by the alarm clock.
Music recognition
A music clip is recorded from the FM radio or Sound recorder, and sent to the TrackID™ Internet service to
get the song title, artist and album name, if available.
Gaming
Gaming is already a very popular feature in mobile phones, and with Advanced Java, users can add new
games and skill levels to further enhance the entertainment value of Sony Ericsson phones. There are
embedded games included in the phone at purchase.
UIQ 3.0 / Symbian 9.1 operating system
UIQ 3 is a media-rich, flexible and customizable software platform, pre-integrated and tested with
Symbian OS v9. The Symbian OS makes it possible to add useful applications to the phone including
navigation, travel and organizer enhancements.
JAVA™
Download extra content with Java™, for example, new information- and entertainment-based
applications. This gives users a chance to personalize the functions and features in their phones, and
developers the opportunity to create new applications.
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Disc2Phone
Music management software on the CD which is included in the kit. Music files can be transferred from a
computer to the phone. Search for and select music on your computer or audio CDs and convert your
existing audio tracks to MP3 format.
PlayNow™ 3.0
PlayNow™ is a direct-link download application. PlayNow users can connect to a live list of top music
hits, videos, games and pictures. Content can be previewed before purchasing.
Video player
The Video player supports MPEG4, 3GPP, RealMedia and Windows Media Video 9. It is possible to play
locally stored video clips as well as streaming content from the Internet.
Portable Handsfree with remote control
The Walkman® player and the FM radio can be controlled with the stereo portable handsfree remote
controller. The remote controller has Play/Pause, Volume up/down, FF/next song or station and REW/
previous song or station. Calls can be received while listening to music.
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
Several devices (simultaneous Bluetooth connections) can be connected to W950 using Bluetooth
wireless technology up to 10 metres away. For example, the phone can be answered with a Bluetooth
headset when it rings and images can be sent to another phone at the same time. Several mobile phones
can take part in a Bluetooth supported game and the phone and a computer can exchange data such as
images, video clips, business e-cards, music files and calendar data. The W950 also supports real time
transferring of stereo audio to, for example, a stereo Bluetooth headset.
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Stay up-to-date with everyday events by synchronizing phone contacts, calendar appointments and tasks
in the phone with similar programs in a computer. The USB cable which comes with the phone, the built-in
Push email
The push email clients for the major operator solutions are supported in W950.
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Controls and operation
A
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B
C
G
D
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E
F
A
B
C
On/off button
G
H
I
Cancel button
Jog Dial
12 keys - alphanumeric
A
Back button
Volume control. Press and hold to
skip to previous or next music track or
radio station
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D
E
J
Multimedia play/stop button
Walkman player indicators (not
shown)
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Walkman launch button
Walkman®
The combination of the large touch-sensitive
screen and a graphically rich interface that includes
album arts, makes browsing the music collection
intuitive.
A press on the dedicated Walkman® button, imme-
diately opens the Walkman® player in play view.
Navigation is easy and instinctive. When the Walk-
man player is launched, symbols light up on the
front, clearly showing how the top three keys on
the keypad are used to play/stop and skip to previ-
ous or next track. A dedicated play/stop button
and a combined volume key and previous/next
button on the side of the phone makes it easy to
operate the Walkman® player with the phone still in
the pocket.
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Keypad prediction
Standby view
The Standby view is displayed when W950 starts.
Keypad prediction allows words to be entered by a
single press of a key to input any of the letters
associated with that key. When using keypad
based predictive text input, the primary word sug-
gestion is presented where you are writing; addi-
tional suggestions are presented in a pre-edit box
at the top of the screen.
Standby view Screen
TBD
Word suggestions and next word
suggestions
Word suggestions and next word suggestions are
optional text prediction functions that a user can
enable or disable for all input modes, independ-
ently. As with keypad prediction, primary word sug-
gestions and next word suggestions are presented
where you are writing, with additional suggestions
presented in a pre-edit box at the top of the screen.
The Standby view acts as the starting point for
tasks performed on W950, it does this by linking to
the feature rich applications of the phone.
For the input methods of Handwriting recognition,
On-screen keyboard and Multitap, the functions of
word suggestions and next word suggestions are
complimentary. This means that when entering text
via one of these methods, you have the option to
select one of the suggested words displayed, or to
ignore them and continue entering text normally.
The Standby view is highly customizable, just
about every aspect of its appearance, content,
navigation methods and behaviour can be
changed.
Multitasking
It is possible to have several applications open on
W950 at any time. An open application can either
be closed using the back key or simply left open.
Additionally if you mistype or misspell a word using
one of these input methods, when the word sug-
gestions functionality is enabled the pre-edit box
may also suggest closely matching words. These
words would either be from one of your selected
language dictionaries, from a word you may have
previously typed, or from items that you have
added to your 'My words' personal dictionary.
Selecting Task manager displays a list of open
applications. To return to an open application
select it from the Task manager or the Main menu.
Editing features to move text from one application
to another can be used.
Flight mode
UMTS, GSM or Bluetooth™ connection from a
mobile phone may be harmful to the safe operation
of an aircraft.
Text input methods
There are four text entry methods:
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Keypad prediction - keypad based predictive
text input.
Flight mode is a special mode that disables all
radio transmissions, but still allows the user to lis-
ten to music, use PIM applications and play
games.
Handwriting recognition - using the stylus to
write characters directly on the screen.
On-screen keyboard - a virtual keyboard that
can be launched from the status bar.
Multitap - standard Multitap keypad input (only
available when Handwriting recognition or the
On-screen keyboard is active).
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Miscellaneous
Models
Standard W950
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TBD
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Europe, Middle East, Americas, Latin Asia
Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew and Arabic keypad availa-
ble
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Latin character handwriting recognition
Accessories
Manuals
support. The Web guide offers more in depth information on W950 functionality.
Languages
The languages for W950 will be available on the Internet for download on
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Product comparison
The Sony Ericsson W950 and M600 have important differences in both hardware and software.
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The W950 is a Walkman phone aimed at the music-loving Professional and Selective Pioneer—combin-
ing a sleek mobile phone with a serious music player.
M600 is a compact messaging phone, with an innovative dual function keyboard. M600’s main focus is
messaging with push email functionality.
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Overview
W950:
M600:
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Is a Walkman phone built on the platform UIQ
3.0 and Symbian 9.1.
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Is a messaging phone built on the platform UIQ
3.0 and Symbian 9.1.
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Is a phone whose users can receive, handle and
send email conveniently and efficiently.
Is targeted at Rational and Selective Pioneers
Has a unique dual function QWERTY keyboard.
This concept allows users to switch between
numeric and alphabetic input modes.
Supports the push email clients for the major
operator solutions.
Is supplied with VPN software to ensure secu-
rity.
Is supplied with a 64 MB Memory Stick Micro™
(M2™).
Incorporates Walkman player with album arts
and graphic equalizer—providing a dedicated
music user interface.
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Is targeted at music-loving Selective Pioneers.
Comes with a 4 GB in-built flash memory (holds
up to 4000 songs)
Has a built-in FM radio with RDS support.
Has extended services such music recognition
from the FM radio and Sound recorder. The user
can obtain title, artist and album information
about unknown songs.
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Supports USB 2.0 high speed for fast transfer
from PC.
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Supports OMA DRM phase 2.
Supports streaming stereo audio over a Blue-
tooth connection.
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Comes with a stereo headset with remote con-
trol,
and music management Disc2Phone software.
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Added and removed features
Hardware
Added to W950
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– Flush 12-key alphanumeric keypad. Also, Walkman launch button and C (cancel) button.
– Volume control and multimedia play/stop button.
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– Dedicated illuminated Walkman player indicators on the keypad.
– 4 GB internal memory.
– USB High speed support.
In M600, but not W950
– Dual function keyboard.
– Slot for memory stick.
– Personalizable Internet button.
Software
Added to W950
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– Walkman player instead of Media player.
– RDS FM radio.
– Digital Rights Management (DRM) phase 2.
In M600, but not W950
– CDC Java.
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Comparison table
W950
M600
Hardware
Size (mm) and weight
Colour
106 x 54 x 15, 112g
Mystic purple
107 x 54 x 15, 112g
Granite black, crystal white
System
Dual mode UMTS 2100-GSM 900/
1800/1900
Dual mode UMTS 2100-GSM 900/
1800/1900
Battery
BST-33
BST-33
Talk time (hours)
GSM up to 7.5 hours
UMTS up to 2.5 hours
GSM up to 7.5 hours
UMTS up to 2.5 hours
Stand-by time (hours)
GSM up to 340 hours
UMTS up to 250 hours
GSM up to 340 hours
UMTS up to 250 hours
Music mode (hours)
Operating system
MMI
10 hours
Symbian™ OS V9.1
UIQ 3.0
Symbian™ OS V9.1
UIQ 3.0
Display
2.6" 320 x 240 pixels
QVGA, 262 k colour TFT
touchscreen
2.6" 320 x 240 pixels
QVGA, 262 k colour TFT
touchscreen
Jog Dial
3 way
64 MB
128 MB
ARM9
80 MB + 4 GB
No
3 way
RAM memory
Flash memory
Application CPU
User memory internal
User memory external
Key lock key
64 MB
128 MB
ARM9
Up to 80 MB (without 3D games)
64 MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
No
No
Back key
Yes
Yes
No
Play key
Yes
Backlight in keyboard
Connectivity
Yes
Yes
USB 2.0 high speed (up to 480
Mbps)
USB mass storage support
USB charging support
IrDA
USB 2.0 full speed (up to 12 Mbps)
USB mass storage support
USB charging support
IrDA
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.0
Software
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Music
Media player.
Walkman player.
Browser
Opera 8.0 browser that supports
frames and Javascript.
Opera 8.0 browser that supports
frames and Javascript.
Symbian
UIQ
9.1
3.0
Yes
9.1
3.0
Yes
Multitasking
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Audio formats
MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AU,
iMelody, AMR, RMF, DLS, Real
Audio, G-MIDI level 1 with 40 voices Audio, G-MIDI level 1 with 40voices
MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AU,
iMelody, AMR, RMF, DLS, Real
polyphony, WAV, XMF and WMA
(Windows Media Audio).
polyphony, WAV, XMF.
Video formats
MP4 (MPEG4 and AAC-LC), 3GP
(H.263 AMR NB and AAC), Real
Audio Video and Windows Media
Video 9 (WMV).
MP4 (MPEG4 and AAC-LC), 3GP
(H.263 AMR NB and AAC) and Real
Audio Video.
Image editor
Packaging
Yes
Yes
Memory Stick
No
64 MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
Includes Try and Buy applications
Case and cleaning cloth
CDs
TBD
TBD
Yes
Yes
PC Suite
PC Suite
Try and Buy applications
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Multimedia
Walkman® player
The keypad and dedicated hardware buttons are
used to start and stop playback, switch tracks and
adjust volume. A remote control on the handsfree,
lets you use the Walkman® player without even
taking the phone out of the pocket.
The user can rate songs or assign moods to them.
Based on these ratings and moods, automatic
playlists can be generated, and different visual
effects can be used to visualize moods.
The player also generate automatic playlists based
on, for example, the most or least played songs.
Songs may be collected in numerous ways, includ-
ing Internet download and file transfer from the PC.
The Walkman® player features an equalizer with
predefined settings like Mega Bass™, Pop and
Classical.
The phone comes with the Disc2Phone PC soft-
ware that supports extracting songs from CDs,
compression and transfer to the phone. Thanks to
the USB High-speed support, transferring songs
goes quickly. A gigabyte of files can be transferred
in about three minutes.
It is intelligently aware of other applications in
W950. Playback is paused when a telephone call is
made or received.
Music can be further organized on the W950.
Music is grouped by Album, with album art being
displayed on the screen, by Artist or arranged in
user created playlists.
FM Radio
The FM radio works on the 87.5 to 108.0 MHz fre-
quency band.
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Record a short section of a song and automati-
cally use the TrackID™ Internet service to iden-
tify it.
A handsfree headset or an accessory with a FM-
radio antenna must be attached to the phone for
the FM-radio to work.
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The FM radio can be selected as the alarm sig-
nal allowing W950 to work as a clock radio.
Display frequency, station name, RDS, radio
text and signal strength if the information is
available.
Automatic or manual station search.
Enter required frequency manually.
Save a station and customize its saved name.
Automatically switch to stations when they are
broadcasting news or traffic announcements.
Mute the radio.
The FM radio with RDS offers instant and easy
access to FM radio channels. The RDS function
displays radio text information directly on the
screen, the information is sent out by the radio sta-
tion the user is currently tuned in to. The stereo
handsfree or the phone’s loudspeaker can be used
to listen to the radio.
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Listen to the FM radio in the background while
using another of the phone’s applications.
Using the FM radio it is possible to do the follow-
ing:
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Video player
The Video player allows users to view and manage
video clips that are stored both remotely and
Video clips are played back with 30 frames per
second, giving TV-like quality. It is possible to set
locally. The Video player supports the common fea- bookmarks, so that watching can be resumed at a
tures that are available in PC video players, (play,
stop, reposition within the clip, next and previous
media file) in addition to play back options such as
default view option, repeat current clip and repeat
all clips.
certain point in the movie later on.
Streaming
The video player plays streaming content from the
Internet using RTSP (Real Time Streaming Proto-
col) session control according to 3GPP specifica-
tion.
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PlayNow
PlayNow™ is a unique direct-link quality music
download application. PlayNow users can connect
to a live list of top music hits, videos, games and
pictures. Content can be previewed before pur-
chasing.
The content available from PlayNow differs from
country to country. Games can not be previewed
and are only available in certain phone modes.
Phone applications
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In call menu: W950 has a dynamic in call menu
that changes to help the user perform actions
quickly and simply.
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Call notes: W950 can launch Notes when a call
is ongoing. The note is automatically named
with the other party’s number, name (if known),
time of call and date. The user can start writing
in the note immediately.
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Accept Calls: Users can specify which calls to
accept and which calls to reject.
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Follow up call: W950 can automatically create
follow up call tasks. The task contains the
phone number, contact name, time of call, and
date of call.
Rich call functionality: W950 allows SMS, MMS,
and contact cards to be easily sent during a call.
Speakerphone.
Business telephony
Corporations have traditionally used fixed-line and
DECT phones in the office, but now there is a
strong trend towards the use of mobile phones to
access business telephony features. Of prime
importance, however, is that users can still access
the features and functionality of their corporate
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communication system, no matter which phone
they are using. W950 can interact with the following
corporate systems:
A user may dial either an internal number, such as,
1234, or a public number, like +468 123 4567.
W950 can be set to bypass the switch for certain
types of calls.
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A Corporate switch PABX, (Private Automatic
Branch Exchange), equipped with a mobile
extension port, (like the Ericsson MD110 and
BusinessPhone).
Configuring the phone for the
company
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The mobile centrex service, if provided by the
operator.
A telephony server located at the operator’s or
customer’s premises.
The person responsible for the corporate commu-
nication services defines how the phone shall be
configured. This may be the company's IT man-
ager, the operator or a service provider. They define
what feature commands shall be displayed in the
phone, how these commands interact with the
PABX and what text is displayed. They also define
how W950 should handle calls to and from the cor-
porate switch. This is all done in an XML-structured
configuration file, with the extension .pbx. Once
created, this configuration file can be easily
installed onto W950.
Feature buttons
The user activates corporate features by selecting
commands from a list, which can be dynamically
sent by the server via an IP link, or pre-configured
by the company’s IT manager, the operator or a
service provider. Each command displays a text
description of the function.
To ensure that only authorized personnel have
access to the PABX, approved mobile phone num-
bers are added to the list of mobile extensions in
the PBX, and only these numbers will be able to
use the facilities available.
When a command is selected, pre-configured
DTMF tones are used to communicate the desired
function to the server. The phone can even be used
to send data that the user is prompted to provide,
such as the date they will be back from a business
trip. Feature commands and text descriptions have
to be programmed using XML and then imported
into the phone.
son.com/professionalsolutions and look for “Areas
of use”.
Ongoing call features are reached from the active
call view.
Offline commands and corporate telephony set-
tings can be accessed by pressing the ‘corporate
telephony’ icon once a calling card has been set
up. Activating a command will result in an IP packet
being sent to the server.
Routing of corporate calls
If a company uses a PABX, calls must be routed via
the PABX to gain access to corporate features and
resources. W950 can route outgoing calls to the
corporate switch, instead of to the dialled B-party.
To complete a call, the B-number is then sent to
the mobile extension port of the PABX and the call
set-up is completed. This process is completely
transparent to the user.
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PIM applications
Contacts
W950 Contacts application holds the details of all
the user's contacts. It is fully integrated with the
phone and other PIM applications. Each contact
can contain multiple phone numbers and email
addresses, names, addresses, birthday details,
anniversary details, personal notes and a picture or
photograph. Most of this information will typically
be transferred to W950 when it is synchronized
with a PC application such as Microsoft™ Out-
look™ or Lotus Notes. Contact data can also be
added and edited on W950. Local and remote syn-
chronization is possible using the SyncML stand-
page 34 for more information.
Contacts are displayed in a list, which may be fil-
tered by folder such as business or personal. To
see a contact’s details select the contact. Tap the
icons alongside the contact’s details to launch a
phone call, a new message or a URL in the
browser.
Calls received from new numbers can automati-
cally cause the user to be prompted to save the
number.
Contact details can be added to a distribution list.
Distribution lists can be used to send groups of
contacts the same email, SMS, EMS or MMS.
Data can also be beamed to and from W950 using
infrared and Bluetooth™ connectivity. It can also
be sent and received using Messaging. See See
more details.
Calendar
The Calendar application keeps track of appoint-
ments and events and enables reminder alarms to
be set. The calendar view has been enhanced to
display the selected day’s events on the screen.
ing requests can be sent from the Calendar appli-
cation via email. Meeting invitations can be
received by email and added in to Calendar.
The alarm signal can be personalized using sound
clips. Appointments can be shared using infrared,
Bluetooth™ connectivity, and also by Messaging.
Local and remote synchronisation are both sup-
data transfer” on page 34 for more information. The
Chinese models support the lunar calendar.
Calendar entries are displayed in local time, but all
appointments and reminders are saved in UTC
(Coordinated Universal Time). If the user moves to
a different time zone the calendar updates the
appointments and reminders automatically. Meet-
Tasks
Tasks is a simple yet powerful application that can
be used to make reminder notes. Task items may
nized locally, and remotely using SyncML, see
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Notes
Notes provides a quick means of making notes in
either text or sketch format. Notes can be launched
during a call.
The note is automatically named with the other
party’s number, name (if known), time of call and
date.
Time and alarm clock
Time is a sophisticated alarm clock, which can
show the time both locally and in another time
zone. If the user swaps the local time zone to the
other specified time zone the local time zone is
automatically displayed in the second time zone
area. Alarms can be set. The alarm signal can be
any supported sound that is stored on the phone.
Sound recorder
Sound recorder is a simple screen-driven dictation
machine with the added advantage that recordings
can be beamed and exchanged via Messaging.
Sound recorder can also:
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Music recognition using TrackID™. A music clip
is recorded and sent to the TrackID™ service to
get the song title, artist and album name, if
available. TrackID™ is a free service.
Make changes to existing recordings.
Rename recordings.
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Record a personal ringtone.
Delete recordings.
Calculator
Calculator has the features of a standard desk cal-
culator, and is always available from the application
launcher.
Stopwatch
Stopwatch can be instantly started and stopped to
measure an exact duration of time. The stopwatch
continues to run when a call is answered. The stop-
watch can run in the background if the application
is closed, an icon is displayed in the status bar to
show that it is running. You can time and record up
to nine events.
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Converter
Converter helps you to convert the following meas-
urements; Distances, Volumes, Weights, Tempera-
tures, Speeds, Areas and Currencies.
Speed dial
The user can launch the following features from
picture speed dial:
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A call.
The entry in Contacts.
Messaging
Email
W950 supports the following standards:
POP3
POP is used to retrieve and delete messages from an incoming mail server in the net-
work
IMAP4
IMAP is also used to copy, retrieve, move and delete messages from an incoming mail
server. IMAP has more features than POP such as remote folders. IMAP4 also offers
support for the IDLE command, which if supported by the server, offers push capabili-
ties.
SMTP
MIME
SMTP is used to send messages from a mail client to a mail server.
MIME is a format that describes data, such as, defining the attachments included in
email.
Most of the standards above are supported by
Internet Service Providers and many corporate
environments. W950 is supplied with an Internet
wizard which helps users to configure an account.
OTA (Over The Air) configuration of email and ISP
accounts is supported.
Automatic polling can be used so that email is
automatically collected and presented in the Inbox.
Controls are provided to filter messages based on
size, enabling cost and download time to be man-
aged.
Another option enables only email headers to be
presented in the Inbox. Headers are quick to down-
load. The user may read and select headers and
request the message to be downloaded if neces-
sary.
W950 supports SSL and TLS encryption.
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If IMAP4 is used you can enable the IDLE com-
mand to keep connected to the email server. This
allows the server to push new messages directly to
the W950 as they arrive.
A signature may be set up so that essential details
are automatically copied to the end of each outgo-
ing email.
The supplied Sony Ericsson PC Suite enables
email to be synchronized with Microsoft™ Out-
Email transmission is performed in the background,
making it possible to perform other messaging
functions during transmission.
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look™ and Lotus Notes . During synchronization,
new email from the PC is transferred in to the cor-
responding 'synchronized email account' Inbox on
W950. Messages and replies written using this
account on W950 are transferred and sent via the
PC.
A list of recently used addresses are available when
creating a message. W950 allows distribution lists
to be created and sender ID information is sent
with message alerts.
Web based email can, of course, be accessed
using the W950 browser.
W950 can send any type of attachment, including
the following:
Email folders
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Pictures.
Video clips.
Audio files.
SIS files.
JAR/JAD files.
Themes.
vObjects (vCalendar, vCard, vNote, vBook-
mark).
Messaging accounts have the following folders:
Inbox, Outbox, SIM, Draft and Sent. You can create
additional folders if you want, see Local folders
below.
Local folders
To improve the organization of your folders you can
create more folders locally on W950. Local folders
are only visible in the Messaging application.
Push email
Push email is a method of 'pushing' or forwarding
email to mobile devices as soon as a message
reaches the email server. These solutions may also
include Calendar and Contacts synchronization.
Push email solutions allow email messages to be
delivered in the background in the same way as
SMS or MMS.
may also use SMS with triggers to the application
to start a sync/download, sometimes referred to as
pseudo-push.
Security
All solutions use end-to-end security using SSL,
3DES or AES encryption. Most solutions are based
on using a fixed password for push mail. Initially
key exchange is also done by using device param-
eters such as the IMEI number. A few solutions
combine push with one-time passwords that are
limited for a certain amount of time before being re-
entered. Many solutions have functionality for
enforcing screen passwords. There is also some-
times theft and loss protection through wipe-out
commands and lock-out.
W950 is prepared for these solutions and a rich set
of 3rd party applications are available from compa-
nies such as Extended Systems, Intellisync, JP
Mobile, Research In Motion (Blackberry), Micro-
soft™ (Exchange ActiveSync), Seven, Smartner
and Visto.
Push methods
The solutions use different methods to push the
messages, usually IP push, by listening to dedi-
cated ports when a session is active, this is similar
to instant messaging solutions. Some solutions
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Unified mailbox
SMS, EMS, MMS, Local Information, Beamed and
Auto configuration messages are all stored within
one unified Inbox in messaging.
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Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) adds pow-
erful functionality to the well-known SMS stan-
dard. An EMS can include; sounds and
melodies, pictures and animations and format-
ted text. EMS message can be sent as concate-
nated messages.
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SMS (Short Message Service). With SMS a user
can send text messages containing up to 160
characters to and from GSM mobile stations (up
to 70 characters using unicode text). W950 also
provides concatenated SMS, that is, the user
can write a longer message and W950 will auto-
matically send it using more than one SMS. You
can reply to an SMS with an MMS and send a
fax using SMS as the bearer. There is enhanced
support for delivery reports and short message
class support.
MMS messages may include combinations of
video clips, animation, pictures, sound and text.
The following tasks can be performed from an
MMS; smart uploads and downloads, automatic
transmission when leaving Flight mode, record
video directly from the MMS application, back-
ground transmission, direct links (these are cus-
tomized shortcuts to an operators Web site to
get new templates) and reply to an MMS with an
SMS.
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Local Information, Automatic configuration
items, beamed items will be found in the Inbox.
Area Information
Area information is SMS Cell Broadcasting.
standby screen or is placed in the Inbox. The user
can choose if they want to save the message to the
Inbox or not.
An SMS cell broadcast allows information to be
sent to all mobile handsets in a particular geo-
graphic area. Information such as traffic news or
local weather reports can be sent to an area cov-
ered by a single cell or to the entire network.
Broadcast subscriptions are controlled from the
Area information dialog.
When a user is subscribed to channel 50, and this
channel is supported by their network, the ID of the
current cell (or group of cells) is displayed under-
neath the network operator name in the phone dis-
play. This is often the telephone area code or postal
code of the current location.
Broadcast messages are organised into a number
of channels, this allows different types of messages
to be broadcast on different channels. Using the
phone, users can choose which broadcast chan-
nels to subscribe to. The requested text messages
are received, the message either scrolls across the
Picture Gallery
Picture Gallery enables you to view, send and
organize your photographs. Picture Gallery sup-
ports image types JPEG, BMP, GIF (including ani-
mated), MBM, PNG, and WBMP in up to 262 k
colours. You can also launch Picture Editor from
Picture Gallery.
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Picture Editor
Using Picture Editor, it is possible to crop, rotate
messages, the Picture Editor is used for editing
and resize images. The editor also includes fun lay- inserted JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP images as well
ers, clip art and tools for drawing on the image
using the stylus. Different pen sizes and colours are
available, as well as a text tool for formatting and
inserting text into the image. When creating MMS
as for creating simple JPEG image from scratch. A
simpler version of Picture Editor is used for creat-
ing images for EMS messages.
Entertainment
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MusicDJ
MusicDJ™ is a MIDI sampler with pre-recorded
drum, bass, chord and accent loops in different
music styles. The samples are combined to create
personal polyphonic ringtones.
Games
Gaming on the W950 is greatly improved due to the
3D Hardware accelerator.
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Putting uses a familiar meter as well, and it
takes place on a wire-frame grid, the purpose is
to impress you with the complexity of golf's
short game.
Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005
In every shot situation, the control feels pretty tight,
and there's a distinct difference between clubs. If
you want to chip your way out of a bunker, you'd
better use a sand wedge. This sort of realism is a
must in the simulation category.
Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005 simulates the experience
of being the unseated golf champion. This game is
one of the best games of golf available on a mobile.
Pro Golf 2005 looks and plays like the best console
golf sims of the 16-bit era.
This very polished-looking 2D title seamlessly shifts
between camera angles. Your viewpoint will shift at
least twice on every stroke, highlighting different
parts of the shot. In this way, Pro Golf 2005 does a
better job of approximating the presentation of tel-
evised golf than its 3D competitors.
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Choose from several golfer archetypes, ranging
from the power hitter to the short-game wizard
Take on Vijay on either nine or 18 holes.
Choose from three difficulty levels.
There is a standard swing meter, which uses
timed button presses to determine a shot's
power and accuracy.
Aim your shot by rotating your character. The
impact this has on your shot's trajectory will
simultaneously be shown on a map of the hole.
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QuadraPop is a simple yet addictive Java™ based
puzzle game. To make an item disappear, you need
to have at least four items of the same kind in con-
nection with each other. The more items that disap-
pear at the same time, the higher the score. During
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the game, blocking items may appear, to make it
harder for the items to connect. A blocking item will
go away only if an item next to it disappears.
Browser
W950 features the integrated Opera 8.0 browser.
The Opera browser has been designed to display
practically all Web pages on the Internet. The
browser supports the de facto HTML standard
“street HTML” (used by most Web developers),
JavaScript™, Frames, and the ability to add plug-in
applications. This means that the users can access
their favourite Web pages.
Some key features:
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Tap and hold on a bookmark to display the page
in a new window.
Tap and hold a link to view a context-sensitive
menu of alternative actions: an http: link would
give the options Open, Open in new window,
Open in background and Send as.
Secure downloads manager that is especially
useful for downloading commercial media
objects that need to be paid for.
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Users can quickly and easily switch between por-
trait and landscape presentation as well as change
from a normal view with scroll bars to a full screen
view. The user can use pen motions to slide the
page on the screen.
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Pages can be saved for offline viewing.
All private data can be cleared with one com-
mand.
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Built-in pop-up blocking.
Users can select fit to screen to reformat pages to
fit inside the screen width and eliminate the need
for horizontal scrolling. (Small Screen Rendering is
supported)
Browser security
W950 supports TLS/SSL to provide a secure
encrypted link between the browser and the web
site. This method is commonly used for secure
transactions on the Web. An icon in the display
indicates when a secure connection is in use.
The Internet protocols that handle the connection,
its transport and its security are structured in proto-
col layers. The security is handled by the TLS layer
operating above the transport protocol layer. There
are three TLS classes that define the levels of secu-
rity for a TLS connection:
TLS Security
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Anonymous TLS involves encryption with no
authentication.
Server authentication involves encryption with
server authentication.
Client authentication involves encryption with
both server and client authentication
When using certain Internet services the user may
require a secure connection between the phone
and the Web site, such as, when using banking
services. An icon in the display indicates when a
secure connection is used. W950 is based on the
WAP 2.0 specifications where security functionality
is specified with a technology called WAP TLS Pro-
file (Wireless Application Protocol Transport Layer
Security).
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Certificates
To use secure connections, the user needs to have
certificates saved in the phone. Certificates can be
downloaded and installed when required. There are
two types of certificates:
Server
Requires a server certificate
authentication stored at the server side and a
trusted certificate stored at the
client side.
Certificate
authority
A trusted certificate used to ver-
ify that a Web site is genuine. If
the phone has a stored trusted
certificate of a certain type, it
means the user can trust all Web
sites which present a certificate
that can be verified by the
Client
Requires a client certificate
authentication stored at the client side and a
trusted certificate stored at the
server side.
trusted certificate. Certificates
are preinstalled in the phone and
can be downloaded from the
trusted supplier's Web page.
User
certificate
A personal certificate that veri-
fies the user's identity. A bank
that the user has a contract with
may issue this kind of certificate.
W950 is preinstalled with X.509 certificates from
Baltimore, Entrust, Geotrust, GlobalSign, GTE
Cybertrust, RSA, Sony Ericsson, Thawte and Veri-
Sign.
RSS feeds
RSS provides a way for Web sites to distribute their
content outside of a Web browser. A news Web site
might have an RSS feed which contains breaking
stories, while a magazine Web site may provide an
RSS feed with excerpts of their latest articles.
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Update feeds manually or via a predefined
schedule.
Organize feeds into folders.
Read news items.
Send a news item to another device via email,
SMS, MMS, Bluetooth™ connectivity or infra-
red.
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An RSS feed is a file containing a list of news items,
each of which has a title, a description and a URL
link to read more on the content provider's Web
site.
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Link to more information via the Web browser.
With the RSS Feeds application the user gets infor-
mation from the Internet into an easy-to-view for-
mat without browsing the Web sites. The user can
browse information from dozens - or hundreds - of
Web sites without ever visiting them.
RSS Feeds includes the following features:
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Subscription.
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Connectivity
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
W950 features built-in Bluetooth™ 2.0 wireless
technology. Its Bluetooth power class 2, +4 dBm
radio link, operates in the globally available 2.4
GHz radio frequency band, ensuring fast and
secure communications up to a range of 10 metres,
or more in ideal conditions. Please note that in the
few countries where the use of Bluetooth wireless
technology is not allowed, the Bluetooth function
will be disabled. In countries where only lower out-
put than 4 dBm or 0 dBm is allowed, the output is
limited as a customized factory setting.
Synchronization
Fast synchronization, even without line of sight, of
calendar, notes and phonebook with PC/laptop.
Business cards
Quick exchange of business cards, notes and cal-
endar events with other phones and devices.
Imaging and music
Exchange still images and video clips with another
mobile phone, a PC/laptop, and with a digital still
and motion video camera. Use the W950 as a
modem to send pictures from a digital still and
motion video camera to an imaging server.
Bluetooth wireless technology facilitates instant
connections, which are maintained even when the
devices are not in the line of sight. Enhanced audio
quality voice transmission is provided under
adverse conditions, making it possible to use a
headset connection at all times.
Exchange music files with another mobile phone
and a PC/laptop. Play MP3, MIDI sent by the
phone.
Using Bluetooth™ wireless
technology in the W950
Enable images to be shown on a TV or other dis-
play via an accessory, such as the Bluetooth™
Media Viewer MMW-100.
True wireless connection
Connect without cables to headsets, car handsfree
equipment, computers/PDAs, digital still and
motion video cameras and other devices.
Transfer stereo audio in real time, to a stereo head-
set that supports A2DP, Bluetooth audio streaming.
Audio quality
Up to 16 added devices
W950 uses an algorithm that repairs lost audio
packets. When needed, a new packet is inserted
with content based on previous packets. This, in
conjunction with the high sensitive and high output
power radio will enhance the audio quality com-
pared to a standard Bluetooth device.
The W950 identifies and maintains up to 16 devices
which are displayed in a list.
Radio link
No line of sight is required; the phone can remain in
a briefcase or in a pocket (infrared requires line of
sight).
File sharing
By using the Server role of the File Transfer Profile,
the phone enables the use of a computer to man-
age content files that reside in the phone’s file sys-
tem. Most computer Bluetooth applications
provide an explorer-like user interface for the file
transfer service. The content in the Games and
more folder is not exposed in the file transfer
server. Opening one of the folders will show a list of
Secure and fast
Data connection with a Bluetooth™ connectivity
PC/laptop or PDA turns the phone into a modem
for connecting to the Internet and for data transfer
(faster than infrared or cable).
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files related to that folder, such as, images in the
Pictures folder. Using the computer application the
user can now: retrieve files from phone to compu-
ter, delete files from the phone and transfer files
from the computer to the phone using the normal
drag and drop mechanisms provided by the com-
puter.
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Advanced Audio/Video Remote Conference
Profile.
Remote control
The phone keypad is configured for control of a
certain computer application through a special type
of HID configuration file consisting of an XML file
for the keypad and an image for the display. HID
configuration files can be downloaded into the
phone using the normal file transfer mechanisms.
File browsing
By using the client role of the File Transfer Profile,
the phone enables the user to access file systems
of other devices, that support the server role of the
same profile. After pairing the phone with the other
device, the user can connect to the other device by
selecting it in the list of My devices under the Blue-
tooth menu and selecting the Browse option that
should be available on the left selection key. If the
browse option does not appear the user can select
the Service option to update the phone’s knowl-
edge that file browsing is possible with this device.
When the phone is connected to the file server, the
user can browse the shared folders and retrieve
files listed in the folders. The user can transfer files
to the file server device using the normal Send/via
Bluetooth option.
Users can even modify the files themselves on their
computers. A few configuration files pre-loaded in
the phone enable the user to navigate on a compu-
ter desktop and control presentations and Media
players.
System functions
Characteristics
The HID configuration files, and the set of prede-
fined HID configuration files, are customizable. The
configuration files can be modified by the user if
transferred to, and opened on, a computer.
Media viewing
Used enablers and bearers
The phone can send images and sounds to a
media viewer device, such as, the MMW-100 TV
adaptor accessory. The user can also conveniently
run a slide show on the TV showing a set of nice
phone camera pictures for family and friends. The
phone can connect to a Bluetooth device that can
receive images, the image can be transferred to the
remote screen and displayed.
The HID based remote control function works over
Bluetooth. It is possible to download the HID con-
figuration files via Bluetooth, IR or USB. It is also
possible to transfer the files to another device
using Bluetooth or infrared.
Power save mode
The phone uses sniff mode on headset, handsfree
and HID connections which means reduced power
consumption and shorter connection set-up times.
Profiles
The following Bluetooth profiles are supported in
the W950:
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Dial-up Networking Profile.
Generic Access Profile.
Generic Object Exchange Profile.
Object Push Profile.
Serial Port Profile.
Handsfree Profile.
Headset Profile.
Synchronization Profile.
Basic Imaging Profile.
File Transfer Profile.
Human Interface Device (HID) host only Profile.
Stereo Advanced Audio Distribution Profile.
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IrDA
IrDA (Infrared Data Association) is a point-to-point
communication link between two infrared ports.
The infrared beam has to be directed towards the
target infrared port and as long as the two infrared
ports are within sight and range, the devices can
exchange data.
Object Exchange via infrared (IrObex) supports
transferring objects between compatible phones.
You can use W950 to control electrical devices that
have an infrared port, such as, a television or DVD
player.
USB
W950 is USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) compliant.
The idea of the USB is to allow easy connection of
a mobile phone to a PC. USB is designed to be
“completely Plug and Play”, meaning that devices
will be correctly detected and configured automati-
cally as soon as they are attached.
Synchronisation of PIM applications with a PC
using the PC Suite, uses the USB Full Speed mode
at 12 Mb/s.
For transferring large amounts of data, the user can
select USB 2.0 High speed up to 480 Mb/s. This
greatly reduces the time needed to transfer, for
example, a large number of music files.
USB in a mobile phone means convenient data
transfer between the phone and a PC.
W950 supports USB charging, however, not in con-
junction with High speed mode.
Data storage
W950 is divided into two parts:
Flash memory retains data even with no power
applied. Unlike some PDA devices, W950 does not
require a small 'memory backup' battery. Data
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A phone memory with a phone part, and an
'Organizer' part running Symbian OS. The ‘orga- stored on W950 is therefore not subject to loss due
nizer’ part consist of a RAM (Random Access
Memory) that is controlled by the Symbian OS
operating system, and a 128 MB flash memory.
The flash memory is split into 48 MB for operat-
ing purposes and up to 80 MB for storage of
user data, additional languages and settings
such as the active theme. This part behaves just
like a normal disk drive. The folders can be
viewed and managed from the File manager
application or from a connected PC.
to such a battery running down.
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A 4 GB flash Media memory for user file stor-
age, primarily intended for music files. This
memory behaves like a normal disk drive. It can
be accessed as a USB mass storage device
from a PC, allowing the fast transfer of files.
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User storage
The user storage space on the phone memory (C:
drive) and Media memory is shared across
applications without any imposed restrictions,
apart from the whole space becoming full.
control panel. When connected to computer in
mass storage mode, the Media memory and all
files stored on it are inaccessible from within the
phone and its applications. The Media memory is
accessible again as soon as USB is disconnected.
Normal mode must be used when synchronizing
PIM applications or making backups using the PC
suite.
Unlike a PC, the user does not need to be aware of
the underlying filing system. Applications will
always store information automatically in the
appropriate folder, simplifying the management of
data. Third party applications may implement more
complex file management solutions where
required.
User storage configuration in the
new W950
Applications and information are placed in the
phone memory of W950 in the factory. This
provides sample demonstration, educational,
multimedia and fun content so that W950 can be
used directly out of the box. Much of this can be
deleted by the user in order to make the space
available for personal use.
The W950 supports USB High speed data transfer
at 480 Mbps. In this mode, the phone is seen as a
USB mass storage device from the PC. The first
time the phone is connected to a computer via
USB, the user will be given the choice to enter
either normal mode or mass storage mode. The
mode can be changed at any time from the phone’s
Action at master reset
Master Reset restores the phone to its purchase
state, all user data is deleted. When a Master Reset
is initiated the user can select to keep all user-
installed applications. Data can be restored as
follows:
Otherwise, data can be re-loaded from the Sony
Ericsson Web site.
Since Multimedia content is easily transferable
using infrared or Bluetooth™ wireless technology
beaming, it is simple to restore favourite content
from someone else's W950 (unless DRM pro-
tected).
If the user has previously backed up W950 using
the Sony Ericsson PC Suite, then the C: drive can
be restored to the condition it was in when the
backup was made. The exception is DRM Forward
Lock protected files which cannot be transferred to
other media and therefore not backed up.
The 4 GB Media memory is not affected by a mas-
ter reset.
Folder view of internal storage
When viewed from a PC using Sony Ericsson PC
Suite, the 'C:' drive is named 'Phone Memory', but
only a subset of the folders is accessible from the
PC.
On both the phone memory and the Media
memory, there is a folder for each media type:
audio, video and image. Documents are stored
under the 'document' folder. An 'Other' folder
provides a place for files that do not fit into the
The 4 GB flash memory is named “Media Memory”. other categories.
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A folder is created beneath the applicable media
type. There is no limit on the number of subfolders
that can be created. Unfiled folders are created in
the initial folder structure and all material is placed
in the unfiled folder by default. Sony Ericsson
Multimedia Content is stored in 'Sony Ericsson'
subfolders.
Synchronisation and data transfer
To be truly mobile, users must be able to carry their
important information with them. Equipping mobile
phones with Personal Information Manager (PIM)
programs like calendars, task lists and phonebooks
gives users access to their most important data
anywhere and anytime. The information is kept
updated by synchronizing it with the information at
the office or at home. The growing use of
groupware such as Microsoft™ Outlook™ means
that more and more meetings are booked
electronically in daily business life.
W950 uses the SyncML 1.2 protocol for
synchronization. This means that it has the
compatibility to synchronize with a wide variety of
devices over a number of different communications
media.
SyncML – an open standard for synchronization
SyncML background
Leading the way in providing remote
W950 uses SyncML for both local synchronization
(with a PC using Bluetooth™ connectivity or a
cable connection) and remote synchronization over
HTTP.
synchronization capability, Sony Ericsson realizes
that interoperability of remote synchronization is of
utmost importance if mobile data usage is to
become as widespread as generally predicted.
That is why Ericsson, along with IBM, Lotus,
Motorola, Matsushita, Nokia, Palm Inc., Psion and
Starfish Software, founded the SyncML initiative in
February 2000. Supported by more than 600
software and hardware developers, the SyncML
initiative seeks to develop and promote a globally
open standard for remote synchronization, called
SyncML. Unlike many other synchronization
platforms, SyncML is an open industry
What information can be
synchronized in the W950?
Application
Remote Local
sync
sync
Contacts
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Since it uses a common language, called XML, for
specifying the messages that synchronize devices
and applications, SyncML has been called the only
truly future-proof platform for enabling reliable and
immediate update of data. The benefit for the end
user is that SyncML can be used almost anywhere
and in a wide variety of devices, regardless of
application or operating system.
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proprietary and therefore not SyncML compliant.
Remote synchronization
Remote synchronization takes place over the air
using HTTP and is the ideal way to keep the W950
up to date. 3G enables a fast connection to the
network - the synchronization can be started in
seconds.
Synchronization services will be offered by third-
party service providers and as added capability to
corporate PIM applications. Corporate PIM
applications such as Microsoft™ Exchange can be
supplemented with SyncML capability.
Server alerted synchronization
If updates are made on the PC the server
automatically notifies W950. The updates are
automatically synchronized to W950. A remote
server can initiate a synchronization with the W950
using WAP Push.
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Local synchronization
W950 is supplied with PC software for local synchronization. It may be loaded from the CD-ROM.
Bluetooth™ wireless technology,
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Microsoft™ Outlook™ 2000, 2002, 2003.
Microsoft™ Internet Explorer 5.0 and 6.0 (for
Bookmark synchronization).
infrared or cable
W950 always synchronizes using SyncML,
regardless of connection type. It connects via
Bluetooth™ wireless technology, infrared or USB
cable. The cable is connected directly to the phone
or via the desktop charger connector.
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Lotus Notes 5.0, 6.0, 6.5.
The PC requirements are as follows:
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120 MB free space on hard disk.
Microsoft™ Windows™ 2000 (SP4) or XP Pro-
fessional or Home (SP2).
Minimum recommended hardware configuration
for the version of Windows in use.
Automatic synchronisation
Synchronisation can be configured to start
automatically, given that a suitable synchronisation
program must be running on the other device:
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File transfer utility
A utility is provided which enables files to be
transferred to and from a W950 connected to a PC.
Typical uses for this include:
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When the USB cable is plugged in to W950.
When Bluetooth is activated on both devices
and they come into operating range.
When infrared is activated on both devices and
the infrared sensors are aligned.
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Storing music files on W950.
Moving images to W950 to use, for instance, in
personalization, MMS messages.
Moving sound clips to/from W950 for personal-
ization.
Intelligent process
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A synchronization engine performs the task of
synchronizing. For local synchronization, the
synchronization engine is an application that runs
on the desktop computer. The synchronization
engine compares, updates and resolves conflicts
to ensure that the information in the phone is the
same as that in the computer.
Backup and restore
Backup is initiated from the connected PC. Note
that the USB cable must be used for backup.
Infrared or Bluetooth wireless technology cannot
be used for this purpose. Files in the user data area
(which includes loaded third party applications) are
backed up to PC storage.
Compatibility
The PC software, supplied with the phone, enables
synchronization with the following applications:
The restore utility takes stored data from the PC
and places it back on to W950.
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Microsoft™ Exchange.
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information can be entered in a logical way. Set
infrared status to Modem in the Control Panel to
use this facility over infrared.
Language change utility
W950 has a larger, richer UI compared to an
ordinary mobile phone. Applications often have
help information. Consequently, it is impractical to
store languages on the phone. To facilitate a
language change, a PC utility is provided which
enables the required language to be loaded on
W950. The Language Change Utility is not available
for Chinese models.
Object exchange - 'send as'
W950 makes it easy to transfer objects over
Bluetooth, infrared and Messaging. This is
presented to the user via 'Send as' commands in
applications. Simply select an item such as a
contact, select 'Send as' and select the method to
be used for sending. Typical applications are to
beam an appointment to other people, or to receive
a new background image.
Software installation utility
This utility enables W950 applications to be
installed from the PC.
Internet wizard
This utility assists the user to create 3G, GPRS,
HSCSD and CSD connection definitions for
Internet and email use. All the necessary
Bearer > IR
Application (Data Type)
Bluetooth SMS
MMS
Email
Contact (vCard)
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Sound Clip (Ringtone)
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Third Party Application
(‘Send as’ API)
To perform a 'Send as' beam operation using
infrared, the two devices are lined up and the
sender initiates the transfer.
When sending over SMS, MMS or email, the
required message type is created with the selected
object attached. It is then sent over the air.
To beam over Bluetooth, a scan finds other devices
within range. The user can then select the required
device and send the information across.
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Sony Ericsson PC suite
The Sony Ericsson PC Suite CD-ROM includes the following:
Local Synchronisation
PC software for synchronising PIM data between the phone and PC applica-
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tions such as Microsoft™ Outlook™ and Lotus Notes .
Backup Manager
File Manager
Utility to back up the data from the phone for storage on a PC. Restore ena-
bles data to be returned to the phone, such as after a software upgrade.
Enables Windows Explorer to see the phone as a device and the phone
memory and Media memory as two disk drives on the device. Multimedia
files may be copied between the PC and the phone.
Application Installer
Download Language
Utility to install new applications from the PC.
support and switch the phone UI to that language, assuming the specific
phone supports this.
Mobile Networking Wizard A wizard that helps the user to set up 3G, GPRS, HSCSD and CSD connec-
tions so that a personal computer can be connected to the Internet, or to a
corporate network, via the phone.
Sony Disc2Phone
Software for loading your phone with your favourite tracks. You can use it to
search for music on your computer or audio CDs, convert your existing
music files, and then copy the MP3s to your phone.
Adobe Photshop Album SE Software for viewing, finding, fixing, and sharing your photos.
Apple QuickTime Player
QuickTime Player is a multimedia player that you can use to view many kinds
of files, including video, audio, still images, graphics, and virtual reality (VR)
movies. QuickTime supports the most popular formats on the Internet for
news, sports, education, movie trailers, and other entertainment.
Drivers
Drivers for using the phone as a modem over infrared, Bluetooth or Cable.
DRM
Digital Rights Management, DRM, is a technology
that enables the secure distribution, promotion,
and sale of digital media. Examples of such
content include music, personal images,
wallpapers and screen savers with themes from
films, ringtones from musical artists, and branded
games. In other words, content providers can
control how users may use different types of
content in devices, such as mobile phones, phones
or PDAs. Content providers can also control the
use of content in related services, such as MMS
and download. Sony Ericsson is actively focusing
on technology standardization for the DRM
concept, and supports the ongoing standardization
work and activities of the OMA (Open Mobile
Alliance). Sony Ericsson is fully committed to open
standard solutions in the mobile environment and
is a principal driver of many open standard
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initiatives. This will ensure the interoperability of
mobile terminals in the DRM area and also result in
a strong, competitive DRM standard.
Distribution of the content to other users will
require the recipient to obtain access keys from the
rights issuer in order to use the content.
The W950 supports OMA DRM 2.0 giving the same
user experience as OMA DRM 1.0. OMA DRM 1.0
is supported as described below.
Protection properties
Content that is protected according to the OMA
DRM standard is given special properties.
FWL – forward lock
Content with Forward Lock protection cannot be
further distributed: The user cannot send the
content to other devices since the “Send to” option
is disabled for media protected with Forward Lock.
W950 supports OMA DRM Forward Lock which is
the simplest OMA DRM case, with no special
access keys defined. The content is provided in a
single DRM packaged file, thus protecting the
content from being distributed from the device by
the user. It enables a secure means for the content
provider to deliver/provide content which incurs a
charge. Forward Lock content will normally be
received by W950 as part of an MMS message or
via HTTP download. W950 supports OMA
All three types of protected content packages can
be transferred to the Media memory, thereby
enabling the storage of large amounts of content.
OMA DRM Forward Lock/Combined Delivery
protected content on removable media cannot be
used in another device other than the device it was
saved on. Only Separate Delivery packages can be
used on another device, after obtaining access
keys to use the content on the new device. Access
keys to use the content can never be distributed
from user to user (device to device). Access keys
always have to be obtained directly from the rights
issuer.
Download. More information is available at
CD – combined delivery
W950 supports OMA DRM Combined Delivery/
Forward Lock. Content and associated access
keys are downloaded or delivered to the user as a
single DRM packaged file. This means the content,
or access keys issuer, controls the extent the
content can be used. As with pure Forward Lock,
the user will be unable to distribute this content for
use on another device.
DRM package
DRM packaging software is typically included in
the software used by the content provider. It is
used to create the DRM package according to the
OMA DRM standards before it is delivered to the
device, including content and associated access
keys.
SD – separate delivery
W950 supports OMA DRM Separate Delivery.
Content and associated access keys are received
as separate DRM packages, either simultaneously
or at different points in time. This enables the
distribution of content to other users and has the
same possibilities to control usage of the content
as exist with Combined Delivery/Forward Lock.
In Japan, only files with SD protection for playback
will be accepted in the Media player and in some
European markets only DRM content can be used
for automated use/themes such as ringtones.
Personalization
The W950 can be personalised by the user in one
of the following ways:
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Update the User Interface using services, such
as, M-Service.
Use PC-based utility application.
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Via Over the Air (OTA) configuration, initiated by
the operator, user or IT helpdesk.
Alterations to the appearance of many of the
screens may be simply carried out through
changing the phone's Theme. New Themes may be
loaded on to the W950 from the Internet and other
sources.
Background and application shortcuts
Users can set a static image, or animated GIF, to be
the background 'wallpaper' for the standby screen.
Formats JPEG, GIF, BMP, WBMP, MBM and PNG
are supported. Larger images will be resized to fit.
The application shortcut buttons may be
personalized by the user.
Screen saver
A 'screen saver' image can be displayed after a
period of inactivity. The user can switch this facility
on and off. Supported formats are the same as for
the background image above. Note that use of
animated GIF increases power consumption.
Device lock may be used in combination with the
screen saver. Upon pressing a button or touching
the screen, the user will be prompted to activate
keys and/or enter the device lock code.
When the screen saver is deactivated, the W950
will revert to the state it was in before the screen
saver was activated.
Picture phone book
The user may store a picture of each contact in the
Contacts application. When an incoming call is
received with CLI matching that contact, the
contact's picture will be displayed together with the
other information. The contact's picture is also
displayed when making a call, or using the speed
dial screen in picture view mode. A copy of the
picture is held in the Contacts database; therefore,
the original picture may be deleted or renamed
without losing the copy stored in Contacts.
Ringtones
The user can add as many ringtones as desired,
subject only to available file space. Ringtones may
be collected from many sources including MMS,
EMS and transfer from a PC.
play both iMelody format ringtones and the
following polyphonic formats: AMR, AU, MIDI, RMF
(Beatnik), MP3 and WAV.
A system default ringtone is provided. This is the
ringtone when the W950 is first initialised. It cannot
be deleted and is retained after a Master Reset.
Any compatible audio file in the multimedia storage
(on the Phone memory or Media memory) including
MP3 can be selected as a ringtone. The W950 can
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A Personal ringtone may be selected for a contact -
simply select the required ringtone while entering
or editing the contact's details. When the Calling
Line Identification (CLI) of the incoming call is
matched to a contact, the Personal ringtone for
that contact will be played. If the ringtone has been
deleted, moved, renamed or is located on the
Media memory and the phone is connected to a
PC as USB mass storage, then the system default
ringtone will be played.
If no CLI information is available, then only a default
ringtone can be played. If the user has selected a
personalized default ringtone and it is available
(can be read from the phone memory or Media
memory) then it will be played, otherwise the
system default will be played.
Themes and skins
A Theme or skin is a way to provide a complete
customized visual experience for the user.
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Background images.
Graphical appearance of interface elements.
Sounds for events, for example, ring signals,
message alerts, notification, area info, auto set-
up and reminder.
Themes can define:
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Text, outline and background colours.
Themes and skins can be created or downloaded.
Over-The-Air (OTA) Configuration
OTA remote configuration provides simple set-up
of services. The user is spared the task of finding
complex technical information and then manually
entering it via the UI. Instead, a Web request or a
call to be the mobile operator's helpdesk is all that
is necessary - the appropriate settings can then be
sent via SMS directly to the W950.
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SyncML DS settings.
MMS Settings.
The following parameters may be remotely
configured according to WAP Forum
specifications:
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WAP Account
ISP Settings
OTA configuration using the Ericsson/Nokia Over
The Air Settings Specification enables the following
parameters to be provisioned:
Further OTA configuration is provided using Nokia
Smart Messaging. It is used to set up email
accounts, specifically:
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WAP Account (Account name and WAP Gate-
way settings).
ISP Settings (Bearer information, username,
password).
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ISP (Bearer information, username, password,
IP and DNS addresses, login script)
Email account (Username, password, address,
server details)
Bookmark (name and URL).
Sony Ericsson phone configurator
Sony Ericsson's phone configurator provides
settings for many networks as a free service to
owners of Sony Ericsson mobile phones. It can be
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Locks
W950 has the following lock functionality:
Keylock
The Keylock can be turned on or off by:
Keylock can also be turned on from the status bar
more menu.
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A long press on the back key from standby
view.
The standard keypad sequence (# then unlock)
from standby view.
Auto keylock is a user setting, only activated from
standby.
Phone lock
The phone lock can be set to ‘off’, ‘at power on’ or
‘when SIM changed’.
When set to ‘when changing SIM’ the phone lock
will be activated if the SIM is changed, this
prevents other users from using the phone with
their SIM without the owner’s consent.
When set to ‘at power on’ the phone lock code has
to be entered every time the phone is turned on.
The code can be changed by the user as long as
they know the current code.
SIM card lock
The SIM card lock can be set to ‘off’ or ‘at power
on’.
If the SIM card lock is set to ‘off’ the SIM can be
used by any user without the SIM owner’s consent.
If the SIM card lock is set to ‘at power on’, every
time the W950 is switched on the user will have to
enter a predefined code. The code can be changed
by the user as long as they know the current code.
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3G
Increased 3G data rates, together with extended
multimedia and entertainment content, has
enhanced the use of mobile Internet in a
revolutionary way.
radio systems such as GERAN and vice versa. This
part describes the general principles for service
continuity within UMTS Radio Access Network,
within GSM/GPRS and between UMTS Radio
Access Network and other radio systems such as
GSM/GPRS. As a principle, the requirements on
service continuity characteristics should be
according to the target network on which the
service is maintained.
The 3G (third-generation) service combines high
speed radio access with IP (Internet Protocol)-
based services.
The connectionless nature of IP makes access a lot
faster: file downloads take less time and we can be
connected to a network within a few seconds.
Service continuity
Service continuity should support the following
scenarios:
3G has significantly boosted network capacity
allowing operators to support more users, and offer
more sophisticated services.This phone is dual
mode, meaning the user will be able to use W950
without having to think about which system is in
operation – the handover between the two systems
is seamless.
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Continuity of active circuit switched services
when moving within UMTS Radio Access Net-
work, within GSM/GPRS and between UMTS
Radio Access Network and GSM/GPRS cover-
age areas.
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Continuity of active and packet switched ses-
sions when moving within UMTS Radio Access
Network, within GSM/GPRS and between
UMTS Radio Access Network and GSM/GPRS
coverage areas.
GSM and WCDMA development
Wideband technology is deployed in parallel with
the enhancement of the existing spectrum, re-
using parts of the GSM infrastructure. All spectrum
assets are valuable, as there is a substantial
increase in both the number of subscribers and the
volume of traffic in the networks. This seamless
solution gives operators a flexible network where
the systems interact according to current demand.
General operational considerations
Mechanisms defined to support service continuity
between different radio systems or radio access
modes should effectively cope with a number of
coverage scenarios:
User experience
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Limited coverage in a “sea” of coverage pro-
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mode.
Selective operation at a geographical boundary,
with extensive UMTS Radio Access Network
coverage on one side, and extensive coverage
from another radio system on the other side.
Geographically co-located areas of UMTS
Radio Access Network coverage and another
radio system.
For the consumers, using a network consisting of
GSM, GPRS and WCDMA parts is a seamless
experience. GPRS allows qualified mobile Internet
applications, while the introduction of WCDMA
brings a whole new set of user services, using the
full potential of wideband data transport
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Handover/service continuity
The scope of this text includes service
requirements for handover maintaining continuity
of service to a wireless terminal, as it moves
between the radio coverage area, or “cells”,
associated with different base station sites. This
functionality is called “handover”. It is a key
requirement to allow for dual or multi-mode
terminals to handover traffic from UTRAN to other
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Performance requirements
(for instance to support multimedia), then it is
preferable to handover one PDP context, rather
than dropping all of them.
Temporary degradation of service caused by
handover
As a first priority only the PDP contexts which have
an associated QoS that can be supported by the
GSM/GPRS should be candidates for handover.
During intra-UMTS Radio Access Network
handover or handover from UMTS Radio Access
Network to GSM/GPRS, degradation of service
should be no greater than during intra-GSM/GPRS
handover. The duration of the discontinuity
experienced by packet switched and circuit
switched real time services should be shorter than
that in the handover of voice calls over GSM/
GPRS.
If there are still multiple PDP contexts as “handover
candidates”, then the operator should choose
which PDP is maintained. When roaming, the
serving network should make this decision. The
operator may choose to either:
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Drop all of the PDP contexts.
Choose one based upon criteria such as dura-
tion, amount of traffic transferred, etc.
Requirements on multiple bearer services
handover from UMTS radio access network to
GSM/GPRS
Handover in W950
This phone is compliant with the 3GPP R99
December 2002 release.
Consideration must be given to services that may
involve multiple bearer services (and simultaneous
sessions). The mapping between UMTS Radio
Access Network bearer services and GSM/GPRS
bearer services depends on many factors such as
data rate, delay constraints, error rate etc. In the
event that certain UMTS Radio Access Network
bearer services cannot be handed over to GSM/
GPRS, the handover of some of the bearers to
maintain the service should not be precluded.
GSM to UMTS
The product supports circuit switched voice
handover from GSM to UMTS.
UMTS to GSM/GPRS
The product supports packet switched data
handover and circuit switched voice handover from
UMTS to GSM/GPRS.
In the case where a user equipped with a dual
mode terminal is in UMTS Radio Access Network
coverage, and has multiple PDP contexts activated
Positioning
The basic cost efficient positioning method
available in 3G networks relies on measuring
round-trip time. In 3G it is called Cell-ID + TA
(Timing in Advance).
applications. Typically SMS or voice has been used
as delivery mechanisms. Java™ and MMS will add
new possibilities to deliver attractive location-
based applications.
Time difference measurement, involving several
base stations, can be used to obtain a more
accurate position.
Positioning methods are already used to support
location-based information services such as
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YellowPages, restaurant guides, traffic
information, directions and friend finder
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GPRS
The introduction of GPRS was a big step in the
evolution of the GSM networks for enhancing the
capabilities of data communication. Data traffic has
increased (over both wired and wireless networks),
with the growth in demand for Internet access and
services paralleling that of mobile communications.
when data is sent or received. W950 is compatible
with GPRS R99.The GSM system limits the ability
to use all eight time slots, so W950 uses up to four
time slots for receiving data, and up to one slot for
transmitting.
Information about the identity of the phone and the
characteristics of the connection are described in
the PDP (Packet Data Protocol) context. This
information is stored both in the phone and in the
mobile network, so that each phone is identified
and “visible” to the system.
We can now see that the demand for high-speed
Internet access is the key driver for coming
generations of wireless multimedia and
entertainment services, and GPRS is important as
a stepping stone when we enter the 3G network
era. GPRS has allowed innovative services to be
created and granted access to new and previously
inaccessible market segments, which will be
further developed with 3G.
Using GPRS with W950 has many advantages:
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Constant connection
Keep an open connection to an email system or
the company network, staying online to receive
and send messages at all times. All connection
settings can be managed by using the data
connections feature.
GPRS is able to take advantage of the global
coverage of existing GSM networks. Applications
developed for GPRS have been deployed on a
large scale and have thus reaped the associated
benefits.
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Gain access automatically to increased band-
width when downloading large files such as
images.
Cost efficient
Use transmission capacity only when needed,
thus reducing costs.
With GPRS, W950 sends data in “packets” at a
very high speed. The phone remains connected to
the network at all times, using transmission
capacity only when data is sent or received.
Instead of occupying an entire voice channel for
the duration of a data session, W950 sends and
receives data in small packets, as needed, much
like IP on the Internet. Thanks to this, the phone is
always online, using transmission capacity only
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Email over GPRS
Remain connected to an email system while
reading and preparing messages, (which are
then sent at high speed).
Symbian OS operating system
Symbian OS is the open operating system licensed
by the world's leading mobile phone
Symbian OS supports a wide range of device
categories with several user interfaces, this
includes UIQ, which is the software platform used
by W950.
manufacturers. It is designed for the specific
requirements of advanced 2G, 2.5G and 3G mobile
phones. Symbian OS combines the power of an
integrated applications environment with mobile
telephony, bringing advanced data services to the
mass market.
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Key features of symbian OS v9.1:
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Providing platform security by a proactive sys-
tem defence mechanism based on granting and
monitoring application capabilities through
Symbian Signed certification. The infrastructure
allows applications to have private protected
data stores.
A proactive defence mechanism against mal-
ware. The platform security infrastructure uses a
capability based model which ensures that sen-
sitive operations, such as, modifying user data,
making calls and using network connections,
can only be accessed by applications which
have been certified by an appropriate signing
authority.
Data caging; this allows applications to have
their own private data protection. This allows
applications a guaranteed secure data source.
This can be used for applications, such as,
ecommerce. An application can access other
directories marked as open but cannot access
another application’s private directory.
Additional platform security includes; full
encryption and certificate management, secure
protocols (HTTPS, SSL and TLS) and WIM
framework.
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Improved system performance, especially at
start up.
New multimedia framework supporting record-
ing, playback and streaming.
Direct access to screen and keyboard gives
high performance; graphics accelerator API;
and increased UI flexibility (support for multiple
simultaneous display, multiple display sizes and
multiple display orientation).
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Java™ support for the latest wireless Java stan-
details.
Communications protocols using; Wide area
networking stacks including TCP/IP (dual mode
IPv4/v6) and IPSec. Improved personal area
networking support including infrared (IrDA),
Bluetooth™ connectivity and the introduction of
USB. Support is also provided for multihoming
and link layer Quality-of-Service (QoS) on GPRS
and UMTS networks.
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Symbian OS v9.1 is ready for the 3G market
with support for: WCDMA (3GPP R4); GSM cir-
cuit switched voice and data (CSD); packet-
based data (GPRS); SIM; and U-SIM.
Supports the Unicode Standard version 3.0.
Data synchronization has been improved to
cover the following: over-the-air (OTA) synchro-
nization support using OMA standards (OMADS
1.2); PC-based synchronization over, Bluetooth
connectivity, infrared and USB; a PC Connectiv-
ity suite providing the ability to transfer files and
synchronize PIM data.
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EKA2 Kernel:
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A new realtime kernel (EKA2) with guaranteed
response times provides the basis for a robust
and power-efficient phone. Predictable real time
operation means that the OS will respond to
interrupts, system and user threads within a
known period. This means that no task in the
system can prevent the OS from responding to
key tasks.
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Improved device management which provides
network operators and enterprises with new
capabilities to manage phones in the field. This
includes OMA DM 1.1.2 support and OMA client
provisioning 1.1.
Support for Bluetooth wireless technology
eSCO and Bluetooth stereo headset profiles
have been implemented.
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Support for multiple simultaneous IP connec-
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Development and testing:
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Provides new customization and configurability
options for the operating system.
Security:
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Symbian OS is built using the ARM RVCT 2.1
compiler. This compiler is compliant with the
ARM EABI standard. This allows compatibility
with the latest ARM compilers and reduces the
Symbian OS footprint while enhancing perfor-
mance.
The aims of the security developments in Symbian
OS v9.1 are to protect the integrity of the phone,
provide extra control over user billable events and
to prevent malicious software corrupting
executables and data. The aims have been met by:
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Developing for Symbian OS - native system and
application development in C++, supported by
CodeWarrior and shortly Eclipse-based IDEs.
Java MIDP 2 supported by all mainstream Java
tools. PC-hosted emulator for general develop-
ment.
UIQ 3.0
from network operators. The same customiza-
tions can then be re-used on other UIQ phones
with different form factors.
The new UIQ 3.0 platform offers support for
multiple form factors on the same code base and
ease of operator configuration.
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Developers can utilize the new features of UIQ
3.0 to easily develop applications.
UIQ 3.0 is based on Symbian OS v9.1 and is
equipped to meet the various demands from phone
manufacturers, network operators and end users.
The SDK (Software Developers Kit) can be used
to expand these applications or create new
ones. Building blocks, layout managers and a
wide range of controls, such as menus and dia-
logs, make it easier to design applications for
UIQ. Using these tools also gives the applica-
tions the UIQ look and feel which users are
familiar with. The application framework and
system services are the basis of the UI platform.
•
Customization of software is important. UIQ 3.0
offers new features for operator customizations
and branding. Sony Ericsson will use these fea-
tures to configure W950 to meet requirements
Java™
W950 supports JavaTM ME CLDC 1.1
CLDC 1.1 JARs supported:
•
JTWI 1.0 (JSR-185) consisting of CLDC (Con-
nected Limited Device Configuration) 1.1 HI
(JSR-139), MIDP 2.0 (JSR-118), WMA 1.1 (JSR-
120).
•
•
•
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PDA PIM and File Access (JSR-75).
Bluetooth™ wireless technology (JSR-82).
Wireless Messaging API 2.0 (JSR-205).
Web Service (JSR-172).
Mobile Media API (JSR-135).
Mobile 3D Graphics (JSR-184).
Nokia UI API 1.1.
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W950 consumer package
The exact contents of the W950 package depend
on the localization.
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Battery.
Stereo headset with remote control.
Travel charger.
USB cable.
User documentation package.
Sony Ericsson PC Suite CD.
The basic contents are as follows:
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W950 with stylus.
Accessories
Accessories
Product name
Batteries
Standard Battery
Chargers/Desk Stands
Micro Travel Charger
Desk Stand
BST-33
CMT-60
CDS-60
CST-60
Charger
Car
Cigarette lighter adapter
Bluetooth™ Car Handsfree
Dedicated Car Holder for W950
Universal Car Holder
Handsfree
CLA-60
HCA-60 and HCB-300
HCH-67
HCH-60
Portable Handsfree
Sport Portable Handsfree
Bluetooth™ Handsfree
HPB-60 and HPE-60
HPS-60
HBH-200
TM
HBH-300
Akono Headset
TM
HBH-600
HBH-602
HBH-605
Akono Headset
TM
Akono Headset
TM
Akono Headset
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TM
HBH-608
Akono Headset
TM
HBH-610
HBH-620
HBH-660
HBH-662
HBH-670
Akono Headset
TM
Akono Headset
TM
Akono Headset
TM
Akono Headset
TM
Akono Headset
Entertainment
Stereo Portable Handsfree kit
Ultra Style Stereo Portable Handsfree
Connectivity
HPM-61
HPM-70
USB Cable
DCU-60
Imageware
Executive Case
IEC-20
ISP-XX
Stylus Pack
Concepts
Quick Install BT Car Kit
HCB-300
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Technical specifications
General technical data
Product name
System
W950
Tri-band GSM Release 99 recommendations.
GSM 900 (CTR 19 and CTR 20)
GSM 1800 (CTR 31 and CTR 32)
EGSM and WCDMA FDD mode supported
Latin America 1800, 1900 and e-GSM mode supported.
Speech coding
HR, FR, EFR, AMR supported where available, for high speech quality.
Operating system
Symbian OS v9.1
UIQ 3.0
Processor
ARM
GSM SIM/ UMTS USIM card
GSM SIM - GSM 11.11, UMTS USIM - 3GPP™ TS 31.102.
Small plug-in card, 1,8 V and 3 V.
Internal memory size
Data transfer speeds
Length
4 GB + 80 MB.
USB High speed, up to 480 Mbps
106 mm
54 mm
Width
Thickness
Weight
15 mm
112 g
Antenna
Built-in
Colours
Mystic purple
900 mAh
Battery
Screen
Display type
Display size
Pixel size
TFT
QVGA
240 x 320
Colour resolution
Screen surface
Illumination
262 k
Touch-sensitive
Variable intensity backlight
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Performance and technical characteristics
Dimension
GSM 900/
GSM 1800
GSM 1900
WCDMA
E-GSM 900
Frequency range
(MHz)
TX: 880 – 915
RX: 925 – 960
TX: 1710 – 1785
RX: 1805 – 1880
TX: 1850 – 1910
RX: 1930 – 1990
TX:1920 – 1980
RX:2110 – 2170
Channel spacing
200 kHz
200 kHz
200 kHz
5 MHz with
200 kHz channel
rasters
Number of channels 174 Carriers *8
(TDMA)
374 Carriers *8
(TDMA)
299 Carriers *8
(TDMA)
277
Modulation
GMSK
GMSK
GMSK
QPSK
TX Phase Accuracy
< 5º RMS Phase
error (burst)
< 5º RMS Phase
error (burst)
< 5º RMS Phase
error (burst)
Error Vector
Magnitude:
<17.5%
Duplex spacing
45 MHz
+/- 0.1 ppm
3.6 V
95 MHz
+/- 0.1 ppm
3.6 V
80 MHz
+/- 0.1 ppm
3.6 V
190 MHz
+/- 0.1 ppm
3.6 V
Frequency stability
Voltage operation
(nominal)
Transmitter RF
power output
33 dBm Class 4
(2 W peak)
30 dBm Class 1
(1 W peak)
30 dBm Class 1
(1 W peak)
24dBm Class 3
(0.25 W peak)
Transmitter Output
impedance
50 Ω
50 Ω
50 Ω
50 Ω
Transmitter
< -36 dBm up to 1 < - 30 dBm
< - 30 dBm
< -36 dBm up to 1
Spurious emission
GHz
(according to GSM (according to GSM GHz
< -30 dBm over 1
GHz
spec.)
spec.)
< -30 dBm over
1 GHz
(according to GSM
spec)
(according to
3GPP™ spec)
Receiver RF level
Better than – 102
dBm
– 102 dBm
< 2.4%
Better than – 102
dBm
Better than -106.7
dBm @ 12.2 kbps
CS voice
Receiver RX Bit error < 2.4%
rate
< 2.4%
< 0.1%
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Current consumption, talk and standby times
Talk time
GSM up to 7.5 hours
UMTS up to 2.5 hours
Operating time
Standby time
Up to 8 hours
Music playback up to 10 hours
GSM up to 340 hours
UMTS up to 250 hours
USSD technical data
Feature
Support
USSD support
GSM Phase 1/2 (Cross-phase compatibility).
GPRS behaviour according to class B.
Mode support -mode
UI-mode details
UI-mode supported.
SAT initiated USSD supported.
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It is possible to scroll the text up and down in USSD messages.
It is possible to highlight embedded numbers and take actions
accordingly.
GPRS technical data
Dimension
Support
Compatible GPRS and SMG
specifications
Release 99 according to ETSI specification.
Data rates
Multislot class 10 supported (4+2)
CS-1, CS-2, CS-3, CS-4
9,050 bps, 13,400 bps, 15,600 bps, 21,400 bps supported
(network-dependent).
Medium Access Modes
Dynamic allocation
Yes
Support of Packet Control
Channels (PBCCH/PCCCH)
Network operation mode
NOM I, II, III
Yes
Support of GPRS/CS combined
procedures
Network control mode
NC0 and 2
Yes
Support of access in 2 phases
Support of PRACH on 11 bits
Yes
Support of GPRS re-selection C31/ Yes
C32
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Dimension
Support
Support of static and dynamic
addressing
Yes
Support of power control Uplink
and Downlink
Uplink = yes, Downlink is a network feature.
GEA1, GEA2
Support of ciphering algorithms
Support of compression algorithms Yes, V42bis and IP header
compression.
Mode of operation
R Reference point
Class B and Class C modes of operation supported.
Physical layer: Support of RS232
PPP is supported as L2 layer in the R reference point
Authentication algorithms PAP, CHAP supported
IP connectivity
PDP context
PDP type IP is supported
IP termination in mobile or TE (laptop, PDA) supported
10 PDP context descriptions stored in mobile
PDP context description is edited via application in mobile,
AT-command or via OTA
Simultaneous PDP contexts are supported, maximum 2.
SIM
GPRS aware and non-GPRS aware SIM cards are supported.
AT commands supported
AT+CGDCONT - DEFINE PDP
CONTEXT
AT+CGQREQ - Quality of Service
Profile (REQUESTED)
AT+CGACT - PDP CONTEXT
ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATE
AT+CGDATA - ENT
AT+CGQMIN - Quality of Service
Profile (Minimum Acceptable)
AT+CGATT - PACKET DOMAIN
SERVICE ATTACH OR DETACH
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GPRS maximum data rates (Kpbs)
CS-1 9.05 Kbps
4 + 1 Rx 36.2
Tx 9.05
CS-2 13.5 Kbps
CS-3 15.6 Kbps
CS-4 21.4 Kbps
53.6
13.4
62.4
15.6
85.6
21.4
HSCSD maximum Data Rates (Kpbs)
9.6 Kbps per
timeslot
14.4 Kbps per
timeslot
2 + 1 Rx 19.2
Tx 9.6
28.8
14.4
Hardware buttons
On/Off button.
Keypad with 12 keys.
Walkman key
C (Cancel) key
Jog Dial, 3-way: up, down and inward.
Back button to switch back a view. Pressing and holding turns the
keylock on and off when in standby view.
Play/stop button for the Walkman player. Also mutes/unmutes the
FM Radio.
Volume up/down rocker key. Long press on this button skips to
previous or next track or radio station.
Text input
Hardware keypad with text prediction.
Handwriting recognition and on-screen keyboard with
advanced text prediction, including automatic word completion
and next word suggestion.
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Third party application support
TBD
Walkman® player
File formats
.3ga - 3GPP Multimedia File
.3gp - 3GPP Multimedia File
.aac - Advanced Audio Coding
.amr - Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec
.au - uLaw/AU Audio File
.imy - iMelody Ringtone Format
.jts - MMAPI built-in Tone sequence
.m4a - MPEG-4 Audio File
.mid - Midi Melody (MusicDJ)
.mid - Scalable Polyphony MIDI
.midi - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
.mmf - SMAF (Synthetic music Mobile Application Format)
.mp3 - MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III
.mp4 - MPEG-4 Audio File
.mxmf - Mobile XMF (eXtensible Music Format)
.ra - Real Media
.ram - Real Media
.rmf - Beatnik Rich Music Format
.rng - Nokia Format Ringing Tone
.wav - Waveform Audio
.wma - Windows Media Audio
.xmf - eXtensible Music Format
Audio decoding
iMelody
AMR-NB
Midi
SP-Midi
XMF
DLS
MPEG-4 AAC-LC
aacPlus (HE AAC, AAC+)
Enhanced aacPlus (EAAC+)
MPEG-1 1/2/2.5 Layer 3 (MP3)
WAV
Real Audio 9
WMA, Windows Media Audio 9
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a
File Format
.3gp - 3GPP Multimedia File
b
.mp4 - MPEG-4 Video File
.pvx - Packet Video Streaming
.ram - Real Media
.rm - Real Media
.sdp - SDP format
.wmv - Windows Media Video
Streaming transport
Video decoding
RTSP according to 3GPP™
MPEG-4 Simple Visual Profile Levels 0-3
H.263 Profile 0 Level 10
H.263 Profile 3 Level 10
Real Video version 8
Real Video version 9
Windows Media Video 9
a.AAC-LC and AMR-NB audio supported
b.AAC-LC and AMR-NB audio supported
Pictures
Formats
JPEG, BMP, GIF (including animated), PNG, MBM, WBMP,
SVG-tiny
Sharing via
IR, Bluetooth™ wireless technology, MMS, Email, PC file trans-
fer, USB
Image decoders
Decoder
GIF
Details
Size
Colour depth
File format
87a/89a
JPEG
ISO/IEC JPEG
Megapixel
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JFIF v1.02
EXIF
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•
•
•
•
Baseline DCT
Progressive DCT
Non-differential
Huffman coding
Symbol 'SOF2'
BMP
The bitmap image format used XRAM dependent, 18-bit
®
default is VGA.
by Windows .
WBMP
PNG
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Image encoders
Decoder
GIF
Details
Size
Colour depth
File format
89a
JPEG
ISO/IEC JPEG
Megapixel
JFIF v1.02
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Baseline DCT
Non-differential
Huffman coding
Symbol 'SOF0'
BMP
The bitmap image format used XRAM dependent. 18-bit
®
Default is VGA.
by Windows .
WBMP
Short message service
Feature
Support in W950
SMS Centre Number
Pictures
It is possible to pre-record the SMS Centre Number.
It is possible to insert a picture or an icon into the text
message. EMS compliant mobile handsets will be able to
see the picture correctly.
Input methods
Keyboard, on-screen keyboard, touch screen, predictive
text input and multitap.
Reply to messages
Copy, cut and paste words
It is possible to reply to received messages by MMS,
SMS or phone call.
Yes
Teaching of predictive words that are not in Yes
the predictive dictionary
Possibilities when creating a message:
Save a sent message in a “sent items”
folder
Yes
Insert a line in the message
Assign a validity period to the message
Print via IrDA
Yes
Yes
No
Use pre-defined messages
Possibilities when receiving a message:
Reply to the sender
No
Yes
Yes
No
Forward the message
Save the message on SIM
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Feature
Get delivery time and date
Support in W950
Yes, but not via messaging
No
Print via IrDA
Possibilities of the previously sent message:
Delivery report of the message
Forward the message
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Save the message on SIM
Know the remaining capacity storage
Print via IrDA
Possibilities of the previously received mes-
sage:
Reply to the sender
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Save the message in the Inbox
Forward the message
Know the remaining capacity storage
Supported ways for replying to a received
SMS:
Via SMS
Yes
Via phone call (set up a call to the number Yes
contained in the message body)
Via USSD session
No
Possibility to offer the user the ability of send- Yes, using phonebook groups or entering multiple num-
ing an SMS to a list of recipients bers manually.
Possibility to write an email address as a recip- No
ient address
SMS storage
In handset and SIM.
No
Nokia Picture Messaging
Enhanced message service
Feature
Support in the W950
Level of compliance supported by the hand- Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) according to the
set regarding the specifications described in standard 3GPP™ TS 23.040 v4.3.0, with the addition of
release 99.
the ODI feature from 3GPP™ TS 23.040 v5.0.0.
Number of messages that the handset is able TBD
to handle to generate a concatenated mes-
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Feature
Support in the W950
Capacity storage
Outgoing messages
TBD
It is possible to:
•
See how many short messages an EMS message con-
sists of before sending it.
•
Choose whether to send the message or not after writ-
ing it.
Incoming messages
•
•
A signal is heard once all parts of the message have
been received.
It is possible to re-use the content of an EMS message.
Sounds, pictures, and animations can be inserted in a
new message, if the object is not protected using ODI.
Concatenated messages
Insert objects
A receipt is received in the handset when all parts of a
concatenated message have been delivered.
It is possible to add pictures, animations and sounds to an
EMS message.
Text formatting
•
•
•
Centred, left and right aligned text.
Small, normal and large font size.
Bold, italic, underlined and strikethrough style.
Sounds
Chimes high, chimes low, ding, tada, notify, drum, claps,
fanfare, chords high, chords low.
I-melody
Melodies
Yes, version 1.2.
It is possible to:
•
Send and receive melodies via EMS, if the melodies are
not protected by copyright.
•
•
Download melodies and commercial tunes.
Create melodies.
WBMP
Yes
Picture sizes
Pictures
16 x 16 mm, 32 x 32 mm, variable size in black and white.
It is possible to:
•
•
Edit pictures.
Send and receive pictures via EMS, if the pictures are
not protected by copyright.
Create pictures.
Download pictures.
Receive pictures in enhanced messages originated by
service providers.
•
•
•
Animations
The handset supports the following animations: I am
ironic, I am glad, I am sceptic, I am sad, WOW!, I am cry-
ing. Plus the other nine animations defined in 23.040
v4.3.0.
It is possible to send and receive animations.
TP-PID field value given by the handset
before sending an EMS message
0x00
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Multimedia messaging service
Feature
Support in the W950
1.2
Support of MMS protocol stack version
MMS/circuit switched parameters and MMS/ MMS is bound to a Data Account. A Data Account con-
packet switched parameters placement
tains either circuit switched parameters or packet
switched parameters.
Possibility to pre-configure the MMS parame-
ters in factory
•
•
MMS circuit switched: Yes
MMS packet switched: Yes
Possibility to configure the MMS parameters
by OTA provisioning
•
•
MMS circuit switched: Yes
MMS packet switched: Yes
Possibility for all the parameters from the
parameters set to be OTA provisioned at the
same time
•
•
MMS circuit switched: Yes
MMS packet switched: Yes
Possibility for only one parameter from the
parameters set to be OTA provisioned
Using Device Management:
•
•
MMS circuit switched: Yes
MMS packet switched: Yes
Using Client Provisioning:
•
•
MMS circuit switched: No
MMS packet switched: No
OTA provisioning solution
OMA Device Management and
OMA Client Provisioning supported
MMS User Agent functional entity will be a
separate entity from Web browser:
Yes
MMS User Agent support
OMA UAProf.
Supplier indication of realized interoperability Yes
tests between its MMS User Agent and MMS
Relay/Server from other suppliers
Support of a standard or a proprietary proce- OMA Device Management and
dure for OTA provisioning of MMS parameters OMA Client Provisioning
Functionalities that the user is able to set dur- • Message subject
ing message composition:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MSISDN recipient address
email recipient address
Message Cc recipient(s) address(es)
delivery report request
read-reply report request
message priority
validity period
From where can the user insert multimedia ele- • Terminal memory
ments into multimedia messages:
Supplier indication if MMS User Agent will be No
able to handle a network-based address book
Possibility for sent messages to be memorized Yes
into a folder in handset memory
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Feature
Support in the W950
Actions that the user can perform after mes-
sage notification:
•
•
•
Retrieve the message immediately
Defer message retrieval
Reject message
Actions that the user can perform after mes-
sage retrieval:
•
•
•
•
•
Reply to the sender of the message
Reply to the sender and to Cc people
Forward the message
Delete the message
Save message into terminal
Multimedia codecs/formats supported for
audio
AMR, MP3, AAC, WAV
Depending on content class/creation mode settings,
the following formats are also supported:
AAC-LC
AMR-NB
SP-MIDI
XMF
DLS
Real Audio
Multimedia codecs/formats supported for
video
MP4, H263
Depending on content class/creation mode settings,
the following format is also supported:
Real Video
Multimedia codecs/formats supported for
image
Baseline JPEG, wbmp, SVG, GIF 89a
MMS User Agent provides:
•
•
Text formatting facilities (only text size)
Coloured text/background (Viewer/player supports
coloured text and background.)
•
Keyboard, On-screen keyboard, touch screen and
predictive text input.
Support of MMS protocol stack version
1.2
MMS/circuit switched parameters and MMS/ MMS is bound to a Data Account. A Data Account
packet switched parameters placement
contains either circuit switched parameters or packet
switched parameters.
Possibility to pre-configure the MMS parame-
ters in factory
•
•
MMS circuit switched: Yes
MMS packet switched: Yes
Possibility to configure the MMS parameters
by OTA provisioning
•
•
MMS circuit switched: Yes
MMS packet switched: Yes
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SIM AT services supported
Service
Mode
Support
CALL CONTROL BY SIM
DATA DOWNLOAD TO SIM
Yes
Cell Broadcast
SMS
Yes
Yes
DISPLAY TEXT
Text of up to 240 characters (120 UCS2 coded).
0 = normal priority
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
bit 1:
bit 8:
1 = high priority
0 = clear message after a delay
1 = wait for user to clear message
GET INKEY
General: The GET_INKEY requires that the user
confirms his/her choice
bit 1:
bit 2:
bit 3:
0 = digits (0-9, *, # and +) only
1 = alphabet set
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
0 = SMS default alphabet
1 = UCS2 alphabet
0 = character sets defined by bit 1 and bit 2 are
enabled
1 = character sets defined by bit 1 and bit 2 are
disabled and the Yes/No response is requested
GET INPUT
General: No. of hidden input characters
252
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
bit 1:
bit 2:
bit 3:
bit 4:
bit 8:
0 = digits (0-9, *, # and +) only
1 = alphabet set
0 = SMS default alphabet
1 = UCS2 alphabet
0 = ME may echo user input on the display
1 = user input not to be revealed in any way (see note)
0 = user input to be in unpacked format
1 = user input to be in SMS packed format
0 = no help information available
1 = help information available
LAUNCH BROWSER
MORE TIME
PLAY TONE
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Service
Mode
Support
Yes
POLLING OFF
POLL INTERVAL
Yes
PROVIDE LOCAL
INFORMATION
'00' = Location Information (MCC, MNC, LAC and
Cell Identity)
Yes
'01' = IMEI of the ME
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
'02' = Network Measurement results
'03' = Date, time and time zone (DTTinPLI)
'04' - Language setting
'05' - Timing setting
REFRESH
General: The reset option requests the user to wait
while the phone restarts
'00' =SIM Initialization and Full File Change
Notification
Yes
'01' = File Change Notification
'02' = SIM Initialization and File Change Notification
'03' = SIM Initialization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
'04' = SIM Reset
SELECT ITEM
SEND DTMF
SEND SHORT MESSAGE bit 1:
0 = packing not required
1 = SMS packing by the ME required
Yes
Yes
SEND SS
Yes
Yes
SEND USSD
SET UP CALL
General: Capability configuration
Set up speech call CallParty
Subaddress DTMF support
Yes
No
Yes
'00' = set up call, but only if not currently busy on
another call
Yes
Yes
'01' = set up call, but only if not currently busy on
another call, with re-dial
'02' = set up call, putting all other calls (if any) on hold Yes
'03' = set up call, putting all other calls (if any) on
hold, with re-dial
Yes
'04' = set up call, disconnecting all other calls (if any) Yes
'05' = set up call, disconnecting all other calls (if any), Yes
with re-dial
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Service
Mode
Support
Yes
SET UP EVENT LIST
'00' = MT call
'01' = Call connected
'02' = Call disconnected
'03' = Location status
'04' = User activity
'05' = Idle screen available
'06' = Card reader status
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not
Applicabl
e
'07' = Language selection
'08' = Browser termination
'09' = Data available
Yes
Yes
No
'OA' = Channel status
No
SET UP IDLE MODE TEXT
Yes, 1 row
of text is
supported
SET UP MENU
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
TIMER MANAGEMENT
OPEN CHANNEL
CLOSE CHANNEL
RECEIVE DATA
SEND DATA
GET CHANNEL STATUS
User interaction with SIM AT
Display text
Text of up to 240 characters (120 UCS coded) is
•
‘Back’ – Backward move in proactive session.
supported.
Any other key clears the display if the command is
performed successfully.
Text clearing times are 5-20 seconds and a 60 sec-
ond timeout limit for the user to clear the text. ‘Key’
responses:
Get inkey
Prompt for a one-character input. Pressing ‘Ok’
without entering a character gives warning mes-
sage “Minimum 1 character”. ‘Key’ responses:
•
‘Long Back’ – Proactive session terminated by
user.
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•
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‘C’ clears current character.
Select item
Scroll to highlight item for selection. ‘Key’
responses:
‘Long Back’ terminates the proactive session.
‘Back’ – Backward move in proactive session.
‘OK’ – Command performed successfully.
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Navigational key press down – Scroll down list.
Navigational key press up – Scroll up list.
Long ‘Back’ terminates proactive session.
‘Back’ – Backward move in proactive session.
‘OK’– Command performed successfully.
Get input
Prompt for character input. The phone will refuse to
accept further input when maximum response
length is exceeded. UI Maximum Response
lengths:
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Digits Only – 160 characters.
Send short message
Default message “Sending message, please wait”
can be replaced for the Alpha Identifier text, or sup-
pressed completely if a null text is provided.
Default responses are “MESSAGE FAILED” or
“MESSAGE SENT”. ‘Key’ responses:
SMS default alphabet characters – 160 charac-
ters, or 1530 characters if concatenation is acti-
vated.
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Hidden Characters (digits only) – 20 characters.
•
Long ‘Back’ or ‘Back’ ends the proactive ses-
sion.
‘Key’ responses:
•
•
•
•
‘C’ clears current character.
Set up call
‘Long Back’ terminates the proactive session.
‘Back’ – Backward move in proactive session.
‘OK’ – Command performed successfully.
If the ME is on a call when the command ‘Set up
Call’, ‘putting all other calls on hold' is sent, the
user will see the text 'Setting up a call current call
will be held'. If ‘OK’ is pressed the current call will
be put on hold and the new call set up.
Integrated browser technical data
Security
WTLS Class 1, 2, 3; WTLS Cipher RC5 with key length 128TLS/
SSL; TLS Cipher RC4 with key length 128SignText
Certificates
Predefined: Baltimore, Entrust, GlobalSign, GTA Cybertrust,
RSA, Thawte and VeriSign.
Security
Data protection
SIM PIN (at power on)Device Lock (at power on and/or activated
by screensaver)
Browser
TLS, SSL, WTLS, Certificate handling
Support for signed applications
Third party applications
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Abbreviations
3GPP™
cHTML
3rd Generation Partnership Project.
A version of HTML optimized for small devices.
AAC
CLDC
Advanced Audio Codec.
Connected Limited Device Configuration. The
J2ME 'configuration' implemented in W950. CLDC
specifies a runtime environment with specifically
limited resources, suitable for memory-con-
strained devices.
ALS
Alternate Line Service. A system that allows a user
to have more than one line allocated to a single
SIM subscription.
CLI
Calling Line Identity. Shows the number of the per-
son calling you in your mobile phone display. W950
will also display the name and photograph of the
caller if they are in Contacts.
AMR
Adaptive Multi-Rate. A variable rate speech coding
(compression) method selected by the 3GPP for
the 3G evolution of the GSM phones.
You can then make an informed choice as to
whether or not to take the call. Bear in mind that
not all numbers can be displayed. To use this serv-
ice, it must be supported by your network.
API
Application Programming Interface
AU, .au
Format for audio data files.
COM Port
Defines a serial/RS-232 port within the Windows
environment. May be physical (COM1 port on the
rear of the PC) or virtual (COM5 port communicat-
ing with a PC card modem).
Bluetooth™
Bluetooth™ wireless technology is a secure, fast,
point-to-multipoint radio connection technology. It
is a specification for a small-form factor, low-cost
radio solution providing links between mobile com-
puters, mobile phones and other portable handheld
devices, and connectivity to the Internet. Available
from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG),
CS
Circuit Switched. Connection from A to B which
has a fixed bandwidth and is maintained over a
period of time, such as, a voice telephone call.
CS-1 to CS-4
Coding Scheme. Determines the data rate per
timeslot in GPRS.
BMP
Microsoft™ Windows Bitmap. A graphics format
defined by Microsoft supporting 1, 4, 8 or 18-bit
colour depth. No compression, so files can be
large.
CSD
Circuit Switched Data. CSD is a GSM service pro-
viding a CS data connection at a rate of 9.6 or 14.4
Kbps.
bps
Bits per second - rate of data flow.
CSS
Cascading Style Sheet. A feature of browsers.
CB
Cell Broadcast. Type of SMS message.
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DCIM
GIF
Digital Camera Images. The name of the root direc- Graphics Interchange Format. Format for storing
tory when storing images according to the Design
rule for Camera File system (DCF) standard.
images which also supports animated images.
Highly compressed by limiting the colour palette to
16 or 256 colours.
DRM
G-MIDI
Digital Rights Management; controlling copying
and distribution of contents, with respect to intel-
lectual property rights.
General MIDI. Specifies a minimum level of per-
formance compatibility.
DTMF
GPRS
Dual Tone Multi Frequency. A method of coding
digits as a combination of two audible tones.
General Packet Radio Services.
GSM
DUN
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM
is the world's most widely-used digital mobile
phone system, now operating in over 160 countries
around the world.
Dial-Up Networking.
ECML
Electronic Commerce Modelling Language.
GSM 900
The GSM system family includes GSM 900, GSM
1810 and GSM 1900. There are different phases of
roll-out for the GSM system and GSM phones are
either phase 1 or phase 2 compliant.
e-GSM
Extended GSM. New frequencies specified by the
European Radio Communications Committee
(ERC) for GSM use when additional spectrum is
needed (Network-dependent). It allows operators
to transmit and receive just outside GSM's core
900MHz frequency band. This extension gives
increased network capability.
GSM 1810
Also known as DCS 1810 or PCN, this is a GSM
digital network working on a frequency of 1810
MHz. It is used in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
EMS
GSM 1900
Enhanced Messaging Service. An extension of
SMS enabling pictures, animations, sound and text
formatting to be added to text messages. 3GPP
has included EMS in the standards for SMS.
Also known as PCS. Refers to a GSM system run-
ning in the 1900MHz band. Used in the USA and
Canada, for instance.
ETSI
HR
European Telecommunications Standards Insti-
Half Rate, speech coding.
HSCSD
High Speed Circuit Switched Data.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission. US govern-
ment agency which regulates radio communica-
tions.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language.
FR
HTTP
Full Rate, speech coding.
HyperText Transfer Protocol.
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IMAP4
LAN
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4. Used
to collect email from a mail server. Has more fea-
tures than POP3.
Local Area Network.
MAC Address
Media Access Control address. This is a hardware
address that uniquely identifies each node on a
network.
iMelody
A format for monophonic ringtones.
IrDA
MBM
Infrared Data Association.
Multi Bitmap. Image file format on Symbian OS.
ISDN
ME
Integrated Services Digital Network. Can provide
circuit-switched data connections in multiples of
64 Kbps.
Mobile Equipment. (Phone excluding SIM card)
MeT
Mobile Electronic Transactions. An initiative
founded by Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola to estab-
lish a secure and consistent framework for mobile
transactions.
ISP
Internet Service Provider.
J2ME™
MIDI
Java2™ Micro Edition - an edition of the Sun
Microsystems Java programming/runtime environ-
ment specifying two runtime environment 'configu-
rations' aimed at small devices.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI defines a
protocol and file format which enables music to be
described and stored in binary form.
Java™ Phone
MIDP
An API in Java™ used for interacting with a phone.
Mobile Information Device Profile. An API (or 'pro-
file' in J2ME nomenclature) defined to enable a
standard programming API for mobile devices.
MIDP compliant applications execute in the
restricted environment defined by the CLDC.
JFIF
JPEG File Interchange Format
JNI™
Java™ Native Interface
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A protocol
defining how messages are sent on the Internet.
MIME is used to describe how attachments are
encoded and what type of data they contain.
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group, best known for
the .JPG format for still image compression.
MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service. Logical extension
of SMS and EMS, MMS defines a service enabling
sound, images and video to be combined into mul-
timedia messages.
JVM™
Java™ Virtual Machine
Kbps
Kilobits per second - rate of data flow.
MMS-C
MMS Service Centre
KVM
'Kilo' Virtual Machine
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MO
Personal Java™
Mobile Origination. Such as, an SMS message sent
from a mobile terminal.
An edition of Java™ appropriate for mobile devices
such as PDAs.
MP3
Phone book
MPEG Audio Layer 3. An audio compression tech-
A memory in the SIM card where phone numbers
nology that is part of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 specifi- can be stored and accessed by name or position.
cations. Commonly used to distribute music on the
Internet and on portable players.
PIM
Personal Information Management. Generic term
for applications such as Contacts, Calendar, Tasks
etc.
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group. A working group of
ISO/IEC in charge of the development of standards
for coded representation of digital audio and video.
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure.
MS
Mobile Station. (Phone and SIM card)
PNG
Portable Network Graphics. Format for storing
images on file with data compression but without
lowering of quality (loss of information).
MT
Mobile Termination.
OS
POP3
Operating System, such as Symbian OS, Linux,
Microsoft™ Windows™.
Post Office Protocol. Used to collect email from a
mail server.
OTA
PSTN
Over-the Air Configuration. To provide settings for
the phone by way of sending a message, SMS,
over the network to the phone. This reduces the
need for the user to configure the phone manually.
Public Switched Telephone Network, such as, ordi-
nary analogue phone line for speech and/or com-
puter modem.
PTD
PC
Personal Trusted Device. Concept in MeT
Personal Computer.
QCIF
PCS
Quarter Common Intermediate Format. A video for-
mat size of 176 x 144 lines.
Personal Communications Services, often used to
describe GSM1900 networks.
QQVGA
PDA
Quarter Quarter VGA, 160 x 120 pixels.
Personal Digital Assistant. A handheld computer
having functions such as address book, calendar
etc.
QVGA
Quarter VGA size, typically refers to a portrait ori-
ented screen 240 pixels wide x 320 pixels high.
PDP
Packet Data Protocol.
RAS
Remote Access Service.
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RMF
SS
TM
Supplementary Service
Rich Music Format
A file format developed by
Beatnik combining the compact size of MIDI files
with the high quality of MP3 and WAV.
SWIM
A SWIM card is a SIM card containing a WIM
Rx
Receive
T9
(Text on 9 Keys) A text input system from Tegic that
adds intelligence to multi-tapping letters on a tele-
phone keypad.
SC
Service Centre (for SMS).
TCP/IP
SDK
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
Software Development Kit
TLS
SIM card
Transport Layer Security. As used by Web brows-
ers.
Subscriber Identity Module card - a card that must
be inserted in any GSM-based mobile terminal. It
contains subscriber details, security information
and memory for a personal directory of numbers.
The card can be a small plug-in type or credit card-
sized, but both types have the same functions.
W950 uses the small plug-in card.
Tx
Transmit
TTY (Teletypewriter)
A telecommunication device with a keyboard and a
visual display that is used primarily by people who
are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disabil-
ity.
SIM-AT
SIM Application Toolkit - a means of providing sim-
ple applications that are stored on the SIM card.
SMIL
UI
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language.
Used by MMS to describe how media objects are
to be played.
User Interface. Sometimes called 'Man-Machine
Interface'.
UIQ
SMS
A customizable pen-based user interface for
media-rich mobile phones that is based on the
Symbian OS. It may be used as the basis for build-
ing an attractive and efficient UI.
Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to
160 characters to be sent and received via the net-
work operator's message centre to a mobile
phone.
URL
SMSCB
Uniform Resource Locator. Points to a service or
information on the Internet.
SMS Cell Broadcast.
SMTP
USSD
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Protocol used to
send email from an email client via an SMTP server.
Unstructured Supplementary Services Data. Nar-
row-band GSM data service. An example is, enter-
ing *79*1234# might return the stock price for stock
1234.
SIR IrDA
Standard IrDA, up to 115 kbps IrDA.
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vCal; vCalendar
WML
vCalendar defines a transport and platform-inde-
pendent format for exchanging calendar and
scheduling information for use in PIMs/PDAs and
group schedulers. vCalendar is specified by IETF.
Wireless Markup Language. A mark-up language
used for authoring services, fulfilling the same pur-
pose as HyperText Markup Language (HTML) does
on the World Wide Web (WWW). In contrast to
HTML, WML is designed to fit small handheld
devices.
vCard
vCard automates the exchange of personal infor-
mation typically found on a traditional business
card, for use in applications such as Internet mail,
voicemail, Web browsers, telephony applications,
call centres, PIMs /PDAs, pagers, fax, office equip-
ment, and smart cards. vCard is specified by IETF.
WTLS
Wireless Transport Layer Security. Part of WAP,
WTLS provides privacy, data integrity and authenti-
cation on transport layer level between two appli-
cations.
VGA
XHTML
Video Graphics Array. Graphics standard intro-
duced by IBM, having a resolution of 640 x 480 pix-
els.
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
XML
Extensible Markup Language
VPN
Virtual Private Network.
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol. Handheld devices,
low bandwidth, binary coded, a deck/card meta-
phor to specify a service. A card is typically a unit
of interaction with the user, that is, either presenta-
tion of information or request for information from
the user. A collection of cards is called a deck,
which usually constitutes a service.
WAV
Waveform audio. Format for storing sound.
WBMP
Wireless BitMap. Part of the WAP specifications,
an image format optimized for small mobile
devices.
WBXML
Wireless Binary Extensible Markup Language.
WIM
Wireless Identity Module.
WMA
Windows Media Audio, a compressed audio file
format developed by Microsoft™.
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Related information
Documents
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The W950 User Guide.
Sony Ericsson W950 FAQ.
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AT Command Reference Manual.
WAP 2.0 Specifications.
Links
Trademarks and acknowledgements
Apple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Opera is a trademark or registered trademark of Opera Software ASA
The Bluetooth™ word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
The IrDA Feature Trademark is owned by the Infrared Data Association and is used under licence there
from.
XHTML™ is a registered trademark of the W3C.
Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick Micro™ and M2™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
Mega Bass™ is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
QuickShare™ and PlayNow™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Commu-
nications AB.
3GPP™ is a trademark of ETSI in France and other jurisdictions.
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Microsoft™, Windows™ and PowerPoint™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo-
ration in the United States and/or other countries.
Java™ and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Micro-
systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™.
1 Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained
by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or
otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole
or in part.
2 Export Regulations: Software, including technical data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including
the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or
import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and
acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export, reexport, or import Software.
Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into, or to a national or res-
ident of, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Syria (as such listing may be revised from time to
time) or any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury
Department's list of Specially Designated Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial
Orders.
3 Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the
restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS
252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable.
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Index
Numerics
L
3G ....................................................................... 43 Links ................................................................... 72
3rd party support ................................................ 55 Locks .................................................................. 42
A
M
Accessories ........................................................ 48 Master reset ........................................................ 33
Alarm ................................................................... 23 Media memory .................................................... 32
Area information ................................................. 26 Memory ............................................................... 32
Models ................................................................ 11
B
Multimedia messaging service (MMS) ................ 60
Bluetooth ............................................................ 30 Multitasking ........................................................ 10
Browser ............................................................... 28 MusicDJ .............................................................. 27
security ......................................................... 28
Business telephony ............................................. 20
N
Notes .................................................................. 23
C
Calculator ............................................................ 23
O
Calendar ............................................................. 22 OTA ..................................................................... 41
Connectivity ........................................................ 30
Consumer package ............................................. 48
P
Contacts ............................................................. 22 PC Suite .............................................................. 38
Controls and operation ......................................... 9 Performance ....................................................... 51
Converter ............................................................ 24 Performance and technical characteristics ........ 51
Personalization ................................................... 39
D
Phone applications ............................................. 20
Digital Rights Management (DRM) ...................... 38 Picture Editor ...................................................... 27
Picture Gallery .................................................... 26
E
Pictures ............................................................... 56
Email ................................................................... 24 PlayNow ............................................................. 20
push email .................................................... 25 Positioning .......................................................... 44
Enhanced message service (EMS) ..................... 58
R
F
Ringtones ........................................................... 40
Flight mode ......................................................... 10 RSS feeds ........................................................... 29
FM Radio ............................................................ 19
S
G
Screen saver ....................................................... 40
Games ................................................................. 27 Security ............................................................... 25
General technical data ........................................ 50 Browser ........................................................ 28
GPRS ............................................................45, 52 Short message service (SMS) ............................ 57
SIM
I
AT services ................................................... 62
card lock ...................................................... 42
card type ...................................................... 50
Image decoders .................................................. 56
Image encoders .................................................. 57
IR ......................................................................... 32 Sound recorder ................................................... 23
Speed dial ........................................................... 24
J
Standby time ...................................................... 52
Java .................................................................... 47 Stopwatch .......................................................... 23
Storage ............................................................... 32
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Synchronisation .................................................. 34
SyncML ............................................................... 34
T
Talk time ............................................................. 52
Task manager ..................................................... 10
Technical specifications ..................................... 50
Text input ............................................................ 10
Themes ............................................................... 41
Third party support ............................................. 55
TrackID ................................................................ 23
U
UIQ ...................................................................... 47
USB ..................................................................... 32
USIM ................................................................... 50
USSD .................................................................. 52
V
Video player ..................................................20, 56
W
WALKMAN player .....................................9, 19, 55
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