There has been a high tech theme to 29 February, the day
that lovestruck women propose to their sweethearts.
Rather than women, Vianet
set up an electronic billboard at Victoria station in London using
machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to allow computers propose
to one another. The wire-free communications is normally used to
enable controllers to update and manage equipment using 3G and GPRS
technology to provide advertising, information, security and
assistance to travellers. But today, computers were able to show
their love.
The message was uploaded to screens at Victoria Station by
remote managers at digital display expert Esprit Digital. The
screens, powered by the company's ImageFlow technology, were
connected over Vianet's 3G M2M service, Connect.
