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Wireless networks -
faster, higher
bandwidth and more capacity |
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Automatic Identification and Data Capture - also Mobile & Wireless
RFID |
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A SmartAntenna wireless technology that can increase the
capacity of spectrum by inserting a unique metric in the transmission.
It can give wireless Internet connection at speeds up to 1Mbps and support more
users in the same frequency band. |
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Automated
Vehicle Location based on GPS |
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Software-based
techniques like compression, content reformation, etc to
increase effective speeds of wireless networks |
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Binary Runtime Environment for
Wireless - Application development environment from Qualcomm for Smartphones |
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RF based local area
network technology that allows handheld devices communicate over short distance - 20-30 feet |
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More
efficient 2nd generation PCS technology for wireless networks as
compared to TDMA as
compared to TDMA |
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An important public
safety requirement mandated by FCC to identify accurate location
of distress calls from cell phones |
- FSO
(Free Space Optics or Wireless Fibre or Wireless Optical
Networking)
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Optical wireless,
point-to-point (soon multipoint), line-of-sight broadband
solution for metropolitan applications, primarily |
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High Speed Circuit-Switched Data - in interim step on GSM networks
to offer 38.4 Kbps wireless data service |
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Technology to send urgent messages
in real time, rather than in store-and-forward e-mail paradigm |
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An Overview of IBM's
Application Server platform for mobile (and fixed) devices |
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Java-based application
development platform, defacto standard by Sun but supported
actively by Motorola, Nokia, and others |
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Technology and
services that identifies the location of a mobile user and
provides relevant content and services to the mobile user -
related to m-commerce |
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For local multipoint distribution
Service wireless access - of interest to the Internet ISPs and enduser organizations who
are tired of high T-1 rates |
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Want to understand mobile commerce? Go for the Intro here. |
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A new wireless network technology to support high-speed
access and increase capacity |
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Multi-channel
Multipoint
Distribution System) - for wireless internet access |
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Multi-media Messaging
Services - a progression from SMS to EMS to MMS |
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Discussion
of consumer entertainment applications on wireless networks -
games, casinos, gambling, etc. |
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Capability to move around with the same
IP address |
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For
m-commerce transactions |
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"Mobile Virtual
Network Operator" concept for wireless services |
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Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing - for higher speed (54 to 72 Mbps
wireless LANs |
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- Very high frequency (T-rays between radio and light) -
622 Mbits/sec wireless last mile solution |
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An architecture and marketing concept predominantly promoted by IBM (presently) to connect
mission-critical SAP
applications and databases from pervasive devices (PDAs, Palm Pilot, Windows CE and smart
telephones) using IBM mobile software technology |
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Microsoft's
software platform for handheld devices |
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Technology
that lets you know who among your close group of buddies or
professional colleagues is online - used in Instant Messaging.
This is not exactly LBS - Location-based Services because exact
location of users is not important |
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Radio
Frequency Identification information |
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Session
initiation Protocol - in VoIP context- has wireless network
implications, especially in 3G and beyond time horizon |
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A very important consideration in designing public safety,
health-care and e-commerce applications based on wireless networks |
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Controlling Industrial Devices Through Malfunctioning
Alerts |
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Vendor Consortium Initiated Standard for Data Synchronization for
mobile devices |
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In-car Wireless Internet
Initiative by the Auto industry for safety and other
applications |
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Mobile videoconferencing |
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Voice Over IP - the new
telecommunications revolution - making analog voice digital - great future opportunities
for mobile computing |
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(Wireless Application Platform) |
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A major
mobile commerce application area targeted by network
providers |
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A broad
term used to contain all sorts of wireless e-business
applications |
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Enhancing Customer Resource Management systems for wireless
network-based Sales Force Automation (SFA) applications |
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Wireless
implementation of Instant Messaging that transmits urgent messages
including alerts in real time, rather than in store-and-forward
e-mail paradigm. Somewhat akin to SMS |
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Enhancing Enterprise Resource Planning systems for wireless
network-based supply chain applications |
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Bluetooth enabled or through a specialized
piece of software that prints on an Internet-connected printer
designated by a mobile user from a phone or a PDA |
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New
category of network routers for SOHO wireless LANs, hot
spot configuration or more advanced variety in the wide area
context (convergence of Cisco router product functions and wide
area wireless network functions) |
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An important
issue in wireless networks, especially in wireless LANs. |
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Virus
protection software in WAP applications |
