MOBI-NET - Mobility Centres Network
Overview
Background & policy context:
Despite the fast development of technologies & standards for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, deployment of corresponding services is slow and fragmented. The few existing connected-vehicle services are typically proprietary and few offer truly Europe-wide coverage or interoperability.
A new approach is needed that advanced information & communication technologies, for the benefit of (i) users, by offering a one-click gateway to a universe of mobility services; and (ii) providers, by supporting existing back-office processes and opening the door to all MOBiNET-enabled users’ devices.
MOBiNET provides automatic and semi-automatic search and Billing & Clearing facilities enabling to easily find applications that dynamically use local time & location-based services and data to realize best travelling experience.
To B2B users, MOBiNET provides a model to extend their services by having access to data from other MOBiNET providers, and allowing other service providers to access their data, will increase the usability for the end-user and extend their business throughout Europe.
Objectives:
MOBiNET will develop solutions for both business (B2B) users and end (B2C) users (e.g. drivers and travellers):
- Drivers and travellers will have one-click access to a comprehensive directory of Europe-wide mobility and transport-related data and services;
- an e-Marketplace as an e-commerce network linking end users, content- and service-providers;
- single sign-on membership and billing account for end users valid for transport services throughout Europe;
- an open business environment will enable members of MOBiNET B2B Supplier Community to add third-party content and services contract-free to their own products;
- a platform-independent agent on end-user devices, including access to a MOBiNET App Store and an intelligent communication & connectivity manager that hosts end-user services;
- a Service Development Kit to enable easy creation of MOBiNET user services and a set of uniform Reference Services suitable for Europe-wide deployment, guaranteeing widespread availability and interoperability.
Methodology:
The features of the MOBiNET platform are mainly represented by the features of the individual components, but there are two significant high level features to consider:
- Multi-vendor Business-to-business E-Marketplace - The MOBiNET platform can offer this market as an orchestration of services and facilities of the platform. Potentially all service providers offer their services to either end-users or business users (service provider). This can lead to complex service networks that allow to target complex and broad (e.g. European-wide) transport and mobility services. MOBiNET’s service eco system could be used to foster a new type of services that aggregate information or broker between services.
- Easy (simple) deployment and operation of service - The MOBiNET platform can focus on covering all process steps to deploy and operate. This can be achieved by relieving a service provider from all tasks that are not really its core business interest. Especially billing, heterogeneity in infrastructure and rollout of services on mobile devices can be targeted.
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