Wireless eBusiness

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Next Mobility Infrastructure:Revolution vs Evolution

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Agenda

Other end user type

Quest for Integrated infrastructure

Prediction of a new Hype

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The Mobile Workforce – Requires Information

E-mail / Calendar

Industry Updates

Work Orders

Customer Data

Ordering CapabilityDiagnostic Tools

Product Information

Mobile at Office

At Home On the Move

Workforce Mobility

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But there are many more “professional” users of data… Kiosks

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And other types of mobile users....

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Enabling Connectivity is patchy

GRPS, UMTS

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End user needs

Uniform Connectivity everywhere High Speed (any type of data) IP Connectivity Peer to Peer Internet provides Services No additional equipment or

Software

BroadbandNetworkUmbrella

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Wireless Broadband Everywhere: MESH

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100% IP Based, allowing interoperability with other agencies over the internet

Data throughput of up to 6 Mbps

Simultaneously transmits voice, data and video

Provides Location Based Services within 10 meters

Supports mobility up to 350km/h

Resistant to Interference—Line of Sight NOT Required

Requires less power – Dynamic Powering

No expensive base station infrastructure needed.

Every device acts as a “repeater or router” for every other device and becomes part of the network.

Integrated with traditional 802.1x technology, Mesh can be used as the back-haul that will allow long range, high speed connectivity.

NO network CABLING to transmitters, any power saves cost.

Mesh Features

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TU TWENTE & Enschede-Hengelo case

WLAN accesson intermediaterailway track

Wireless CampusWLAN hotspot

WLAN hotspotEnschede

WLAN hotspotDrienerlo

WLAN hotspotHengelo (Ov.)

Mesh NetworkUmbrella

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Example: Mesh Netwerk in Almere NL

Total InvestmentApprox € 300k

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e-Billboards

Public Use Hotspots

Internet Kiosks

MESH – “The Killer Enabler” – Leveraging Connectivity for Customers, Employees and Back-office Applications

Cashless Payments

e-Learning for Store Staff

Mobile WorkersWLAN Access

Sales Data Reporting

Online Music & Games

Wireless eBusiness

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Questions?

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Wireless to the Max – WiMAX

802.16a - non-line-of-site, point to multi-point, last mile wireless broadband solution

Supports 2 to 11 Ghz range up to 40 Kilometers

Supports 1,000’s of users at an aggregated thoughput of up to 70Mbps

Primarily designed for licensed spectrum (QOS) – supports carrier grade voice and video

802.16a will co-exist with 802.11 supplying the backhaul

As 802.16a client devices scale down competition increases with 802.11

802.16e will add mobility - moving people not to compete with Cellular

802.11 802.16

Bandwidth 54Mbps (11a) 70Mbps

Range 100m 40Km

QoS NoneCentrally

enforced

Coverage

Optimised for indoor non-line-of-sight (NLOS)

Optimised for outdoor NLOS

Security 802.11i Triple-DES, RSA

Service levels None

Multiple levels support differentiated bandwidth requiements

Users Hundreds Thousands