Title :
Wireless technologies and the mobile workforce
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp., Austen, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This presentation discusses wireless technologies that can be used in developing mobile work force solutions for both WAN and LAN environments. Recent wireless LAN product announcements from IBM´s Networking Systems are also covered and positioned with these technologies, highlighting IBM´s strengths. First, market segmentation and opportunities are reviewed along with customer benefits and value. Next, three wireless WAN technologies (circuit switched cellular, cellular digital packet data, and radio data networks) are discussed with their advantages and disadvantages. This is followed by wireless LAN technologies discussion, which includes important customer considerations and IBM strengths. Finally, the topic closes with a review of Networking System´s wireless products and positioning relative to other IBM wireless products
Keywords :
IBM computers; portable computers; radio networks; wide area networks; wireless LAN; IBM Networking Systems; cellular digital packet data network; circuit switched cellular network; customer benefits; customer consideration; local area networks; market segmentation; mobile workforce; radio data networks; wide area networks; wireless LAN; wireless WAN; wireless technologies; Cellular networks; IEEE news; Local area networks; Packet switching; Switching circuits; Wide area networks; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3348-9
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1996.569996
