Wireless data for the enterprise: making sense of wireless business
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Foreward XIII
Acknowledgments XVII
Introduction XIX
About the Authors XXIII
Chapter 1 A Day in the Life of a Mobile SheDevil 1
Disruptive Technology A New Alchemy 5
Chapter 2 Needed and Do able: A Wireless Data History 17
How Needs Drive Technologies And Vice Versa 19
Needs and Technology : Pigeons and Ponies to PDA s 19
New Communications Methods Change the way we work and live 21
The Power of Convergence Telegraphy 23
Telephony and Radio
The beginnings of Wireless 24
Advances in Mobile Telephony and Military Radio 27
Roots of Cellular: MTS Voice Systems 27
Spread of Analog Cellular 29
The Push for Digital Voice and Data 30
The First Wireless Data Networks 31
Digital Standards for Cellular Proliferate 33
Wireless Data in Our Time 33
The Drivers for Wireless Today 35
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VI CONTENTS
The Growth of Horizontal Wireless Business 37
Tomorrow s Wireless 38
Chapter 3 Untethered Enterprise: No Pain, No Gain 43
Beam Me Up, Scottie 43
Good Questions are the Start of a Solution 45
The Five Ws (and one H ) of Wireless Data 48
Three Dead Giveaways for a Wireless Data Solution 48
Pioneers: Fidelity Investments Go Wireless 48
Early Stages: Assessing the Customer 50
First Deployments: Going for Simplicity, Security 50
A Good Combination: In house Talent, Strategic Partnerships 52
Spiraling Expectations and Benefits 53
Pioneers: Unwiring BellSouth Telecommunications —
May the Field Force Be With You 54
Trying other Approaches: Packet Data Proves Economical 55
Shortening Transaction Times 56
Drivers for the Solution 57
Productivity: A Confounding Process 58
Your Enterprise: Where to Go from Here? 59
Chapter 4 At the Leading Edge 63
Case Study #1: FedEx: A Revolution in Wireless 63
Package Tracking 63
Business Challenge: Better Dispatching 63
Solution: En Route Tracking of all Package Flows 64
How the Application Became Disruptive: Earliest Stages 65
Advanced Stages: Wireless Package Tracking at
Turn Around Points 65
Networking Set Up 67
Configuration 67
Lessons Learned Along the Way 67
, ROI: The Key to Productivity 68
CONTENTS X
The Future: Public Networking, Hybrid Wireless Voice Data 69
Case Study #2: Northeast Utilities: GPS Mapping
and Dispatch 70
Business Challenge: Rebuilding an RF System from Scratch 70
Solution: Multi Tower Radio Trunking System with Roaming 71
How the Application Changed the Business 71
Return on Investment 72
Lessons Learned: Future Proofing the Applications and Networks 72
Bottom Line Benefits 73
Case Study #3: Telemetry and Wireless Troubleshooting 74
Business Challenge: Messaging, Control Data Collection 74
Between Machines and Humans 74
Solution: Pervasive Machine Telemetry, Remote Messaging
and Monitoring 76
Current Configuration: A System for Universal S.O.S. 77
Web Driven Messaging 78
Another Application: Mass Broadcast Telemetry and
Control of Lighting Systems 79
Return on Investment and Lessons Learned 80
The Future: Pervasive RF Telemetry 81
Case Study #4: Designing an Effective Police Radio System 81
Public Safety Challenge: Better Cops, Criminal Detection 81
Solution: A Secure Mobile Trunked Data Radio System 82
Early Stage Lessons: Building Ironclad RFPs 83
A Critical Choice: Wireless Middleware for
Network Agnostic Operation 83
Current Configuration 84
Lessons on the Street: Safety and Faster Response Times 86
Bottom Line Benefits 86
The Future: Untethered Police Everywhere 86
Case Study #5: Fast Auto Claims Estimating 88
Business Challenge: Enabling Insurance Adjusters to File
Auto Claims on the Spot 88
Ill CONTENTS
Solution: Eliminate Redundancies in the Internal Claims Process 89
Early Stage Objectives 89
Configuration and Network Set Up 90
ROI, Lessons Learned, and Future Functionality 90
Chapter 5 The Wireless Consumer: What Will It Take to
Woo the Mass Market? 93
Spreading Network Intelligence like Wildfire 93
The Pervasive Wireless Model 96
The connected home of the future 97
Safe and Effective 101
Lessons Learned 101
Wireless Convenience and Desire 102
The Desire for Status 105
Three Vectors for Growth 106
Three Classes of Wireless Applications 106
Computing Can Give Insights into Wireless Future 108
Factors for Mass Adoption: Wireless Web and Bluetooth? 111
Will our devices talk to each other? 112
When Consumers Talk 114
The Forgotton markets for Wirless Data 114
Tips for Mobile Operators 117
Chapter 6 Middleware is the Hub of Wireless Computing 121
Reaching Main Street 123
Abstraction Simplifies Technology 123
Three Quintessential Features 124
Abstraction Layer = Middleware 126
Now, When Don t You Need Middleware? 127
When You DO Need Middleware 127
The Functions of Wireless Middleware 129
Networks 129
CONTENTS 1}
Devices 130
Server Resource Connectivity 130
Wireless is Added to the Mix 131
How Do You Choose Wireless Middleware? 133
Defining Your Needs 134
Who is the User? 135
Finding the Right Device 136
What Type of Information do the Mobile Users Need? 137
What is the Nature of the Interaction They Will Have with the Data? 137
What is the Time Sensitivity of the Business Process and
the Data Associated with it? 138
Which Networks Need to be Supported? 138
How will these Factors Change in Version 2 through
N of the Application? 138
What to Look for in a Middleware Provider . 139
Enterprise Examples: Middleware Optimizes the RF Connection 141
Chapter 7 Wireless Networks and Devices Complete the
Mobile Landscape 145
Network Trade offs , 146
Understanding Network Types 148
Circuit Switched Networks 148
Packet Data Networks 151
In the U.S., There are a Wide Variety of Public Data
Networks for Mobility 152
What the Future Holds 154
Private Packet Data Networks 155
The Rise of 2.5 and 3G Packet Networks 155
2.5G is the Reality Today 156
Satellite Networks and GPS 157
Geosynchronous Satellites 158
Mid Earth Orbit Systems 158
Low Earth Orbit Satellites 158
X CONTENTS
Global Positioning System 159
Wireless LANs and Fixed Broadband Systems 160
Wireless Bridges 161
Broadband Wireless 161
War of Devices 162
One Size Fits All v. Multiple Deyices 164
Wireless Device Predictions 165
The Emerging Form Factor 166
PDAs to the Rescue? 168
Ruggedized Terminals and Hybridization 169
Device Trends of the Future
Chapter 8 Creating a Wireless Business: A Primer 173
Getting Started 175
Steps to a Successful Solution 176
Assembling the Project Team 178
Requirements Analysis: Developing a Process Specification 182
Identify Objectives 182
Document Processes 183
Designing the System Architecture 184
Issue Request for Proposals 185
What to Look for in an RFP Response 185
Elements to Consider When Choosing a Mobile Device 186
Durability 187
Form Factor 188
Battery Operation . 188
Thick vs. Thin? 189
Operating System 190
Application Requirements 191
Modem Support 191
Peripherals 192
Price and Support 192
CONTENTS XI
Issues to Consider When Choosing a Network Provider 193
Coverage 193
Speed 193
Network Capacity 194
Reliability 195
Latency 195
Host Network Connection Options 195
Complementary Networks 196
Technical Support 196
Cost/Pricing Model 197
Reporting 197
Things to Consider When Developing a Wireless Application 197
Developing an Application Checklist 198
Information Delivery 199
Multiple Devices 200
Push Technology 201
Coverage Fluctuations 201
Bandwidth 202
Application Portability 203
Ease of Use 203
Security 203
Wireless Awareness 203
Power Management 204
Network Management 204
Backward Compatibility 205
Testing 205
Testing Checklist 206
Developing the Test Plan 206
Creating a Test Bed 208
Execute Testing 208
Staging 209
Piloting Your Application 210
II CONTENTS
Developing the Pilot Plan . 210
Pilot Testing 211
Rolling Out 213
Finding the Right Partner 213
Conclusion 214
Chapter 9 Boldly Go... Inventing the Wireless Enterprise 217
Common Knowledge Doesn t Always Apply 218
Determining Whether or Not to Go Wireless 219
Where Wireless Fits 220
Factors Influencing the Wireless Data Equation 221
Real Life Calculations 222
Is Wireless Right for Your Business? 222
Three Paths to Wireless Enabling Your Business 223
The Time is Now 225
Epilogue 227
Glossary 229
Industry Directory 245
Bibliography 249
Index 251
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