Fastap

toc =What is Fastap?=

Fastap keypad technology is an innovative approach to keypad design which creates simple, easy to use devices that enable discovery, access and usage of wireless data, messaging as well as voice services.

Fastap maintains the voice-centric functionality that customers expect while delivering enhanced functionality on any size cell phone.

=What does Fastap do?=

Fastap technology re-designs the traditional 12-button voice keypad to be more functional and usable in today's environment. It enables up to 3 times as many easy-to-use keys to fit into the same area. Fastap technology offers large benefits for small cost. Extra keys may provide: =How does Fastap work?=
 * Direct access to applications, content and/or services.
 * Control of product feature/functionality such as music, video, web, imaging.
 * Full alphanumeric, with independent access to both letters and numbers.


 * Fastap was created with simple user-centered design in mind. Ease of use permits greater functionality. Fastap enabling keypad technology is protected by various pending and issued patents on the electronics, software and mechanical structures.
 * Fastap has an impressive ergonomic design that empowers the technology to work perfectly and errror free every time.
 * Fastap is simply two keypads in the same space as one; alpha and numerical.
 * The patented "thumb-friendly" operation means that one's fingers have as much room as they do on a desktop computer keyboard.
 * Since it is designed to work on mainstream phones without changing the form factor or size of phone. It still allows users to have one hand-one thumb usage of a device.

=Why is it better?=

Fastap focuses on making mobile life simple for today's cell phone users. It is a keypad that is cleverly designed without the usual difficulties encountered when using modern mobile devices. It provides all the functionality users have been waiting a long time for but won’t alter the existing familiarities of a mainstream phone. Fastap moves away from the time consuming and often frustrating triple tap or predictive text
 * Fastap provides a better user experience with no change in usage habits change in usage habits.
 * Users will still be able to use the one hand one thumb action.
 * The overall appearance and size of device does not change. Nothing is moved or taken away; only added value to the end user.
 * Discovery, access and use of hidden applications, phone features and content will increase

It is simple and intuitive and it will become second nature to use right from the beginning. =Who Benefits?=

The mobile user is the catalyst that drives success for the Mobile Operator and in turn drives success for the OEM. The result is revenue and profitability for everyone involved. Fastap simplifies the discovery, access and use of wireless data, messaging and voice applications on mass market mobile phones. The mobile user is instantly attracted by a simple and intuitive mobile device enhanced with Fastap that comes in the form factor and size they want and still maintains the “standard” 12 button numeric keypad that they have come to expect from phones today.
 * Mobile User:**

The flexibility of the keypad technology gives the OEM & ODM a “license”, both literally and figuratively, to be creative and design devices that meet specific market segments and drive high sales volumes. OEM’s & ODM’s have an opportunity to create a new wave of revolutionary wireless devices that brings high data ARPU to mainstream voice phones.
 * OEM & ODM:**

Fastap keypads use the same materials, structures and manufacturing methods as the current keypads used today. Along with cost effective manufacturability, Fastap devices can significantly drive revenue and profits for the OEM & ODM by permittting them to sell phones that are in demand by the mobile users and the mobile operators.

Mobile Operators can benefit by rolling out simple to use, effective devices that drive greater discovery, access and use of messaging and wireless data services from existing and new customers. A Fastap-for-messaging phone has proven to drive up to 120% more messaging while significantly increasing other data services.
 * Mobile Operator:**


 * Works Cited**

__Digit Wireless__. Fastap: mobile life made simple. 28 Feb 2006 .