Wireless radio transmission is the way forward for Internet service providers (ISPs), according to Winstar Communications and Teligent. He added that in this situation, companies would be more likely to choose fibre-optic transmission.
A consortium of several dozen leading high-tech companies - headed by Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba - is touting Bluetooth technology as a way of allowing high-speed voice and data transmission over short-range radio waves.
The Home Office has signed a £2.5bn deal with Motorola and BT for a digital radio network to be rolled out across all UK police forces and many emergency services. The Public Safety Radio Communications (PSRC) project has been in the planning stage...
As with cellular mobile telephony, FWA allows a certain amount of workforce mobility and will provide constant communication links to and from the office - although black spots and interference can cause connections to be dropped.
It claims its proprietary technology provides switching between cellular networks and wireless LAN without losing connection. When a suitably equipped mobile phone detects a wireless LAN it automatically switches over but remains connected to the...
Train operators such as GNER and Virgin have settled on solutions that combine satellite and cellular coverage, normally using satellite for the downlink and cellular services (including 3G, GPRS and GSM) for the uplink.