| Mobile phone penetration is increasing | | | | used to communicate in data format for |
| globally. With the increase in handsets, | | | | example Greece, Finland, Norway - just to |
| being able to communicate with the handset | | | | name a few.Prior to development of a |
| owners in their own language is something | | | | user-friendly Java based application, users |
| that is becoming increasingly important.The | | | | had to be familiar with Hex and the |
| first question that comes to mind is how it | | | | conversion of Unicode characters into Hex in |
| works when foreign languages are sent to | | | | order for the binary data to be sent to |
| mobiles from a web site. Based on the fact | | | | recipients via mobile phones from web |
| that computers fundamentally just deal with | | | | sites.This now all changed for end users. The |
| numbers, letters and characters are stored | | | | java based application used for sending |
| using a unique number for each and in the | | | | Unicode allows users to send sms from the web |
| past these unique numbers had to be assigned | | | | site in the language their keyboard is set |
| through the use of encoding systems. As a | | | | to. Once logged in, users have the |
| result hundreds of different encoding systems | | | | opportunity to choose whether they want to |
| existed, none compatible with each other and | | | | send their text message in Unicode or in |
| none of them containing enough characters to | | | | English. After selecting Unicode, the user is |
| deal with all languages. All this changed | | | | presented with the opportunity to send their |
| with the invention of Unicode. With Unicode | | | | message in Hex or based on their keyboard |
| one number for each letter has been assigned | | | | settings (Keyboard input).The process is |
| (a standard has been set) and it is network, | | | | extremely simple and user friendly - if your |
| platform and language independent. The | | | | keyboard is set (for example) to Greek, you |
| emergence of Unicode standards and tools | | | | simply type the message in and click on |
| allowed web platform owners and developers to | | | | "send" - the text will be delivered to the |
| develop additional tools which enables end | | | | recipient in Greek. Unicode is still limited |
| users to send sms in their own language.These | | | | to 70 Characters, which is a GSM restriction, |
| applications are especially important in the | | | | but the use of 160 characters is currently |
| Middle East (Arabic), Far East (Chinese, | | | | under development.Visit for more details and |
| Taiwanese, Hindi etc.) and European countries | | | | a free test account. |
| where normal English characters cannot be | | | | |