Wireless communications

Wireless is considered a rapidly growing alternative and a complement to wired data networks. For business users, the benefits of wireless data communications are obvious. The market drivers for wireless are throughput, coverage, and mobility. With 2.8 million mobile PCs now in use, the portable PC...

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Published inTelecommunications Americas Vol. 30; no. 3; p. S1
Main Authors Dell Acqua, Alexa A, Mazzaferro, John F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dedham Horizon House Publications, Inc 01.03.1996
EditionAmericas edition
Subjects
Communications networks
Data transmission
Market potential
Mobile communications networks
Modems
Personal computers
Portable computers
Service introduction
Software
Spectrum allocation
Spread spectrum
Systems design
Wide area networks
Wireless communications
Wireless networks
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US
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Summary:Wireless is considered a rapidly growing alternative and a complement to wired data networks. For business users, the benefits of wireless data communications are obvious. The market drivers for wireless are throughput, coverage, and mobility. With 2.8 million mobile PCs now in use, the portable PC segment is the healthiest of PC markets. A drawback of wireless data communications is the lack of standardized interfaces. This is especially true for packet radio modems and data over cellular. The service, software, and hardware for wireless data communication must fit together to make a successful wireless data network. The components of wireless networking include: 1. host computer, 2. mobile device, and 3. wireless modem. Wireless datacom networks can be defined as one of the following: 1. LAN, 2. WAN, 3. campus area network, or 4. metropolitan area network. The transportation and utilities industries are 2 of the hottest markets for wireless data communications.
ISSN:1534-956X