Mobitex data networks
D. Chidwick · 1995
Considers the position of dedicated data networks within the complex choice of telecommunications services now facing customers with mobile workforces. RAM Mobile Data Ltd. operates a national mobile data network in the UK, based on Ericsson's `Mobitex' technology which is now the de facto international standard for wireless data communications worldwide. Topics under discussion include the origins of mobile data, the creation of RAM's Network in the UK and the network's underlying technology. The driving forces behind mobile data, and some of the specific applications, also considered, ending with a look at the future evolution of new markets.