Wireless data demystified

The surefire way to get ahead is to think ahead. So, while you are working in the here-and-now (whether revamping a client’s Web site or upgrading the client’s supply chain), there’s no time like the present to examine technologies that haven’t been widely adopted but could have a huge impact on enterprises during the next 10 years. Take wireless data networks, for instance: Anywhere, anytime access to corporate data from your notebook, PDA, or mobile phone is an attractive service for a vendor to sell. While voice and wireless data carriers are beginning to roll out such “always-on” wireless data connections, faster, more reliable, and more ubiquitous always-on networks are on the way.
(Many technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this book are defined in the Glossary.)