Wireless Networks Will Move with You
Most people think that wireless capability gives them the ability to be “mobile.” To be specific, though, wireless in its current form allows portable access rather than mobile access. This means that you move to where you want to go and then you use your computer on the wireless system. When you want to go somewhere else, you disconnect your computer, move somewhere else, and then connect again. Many view this working model as “portable” or “nomadic” wireless access.
Our prediction is that in 3 to 5 years truly mobile wireless will start to become available. This means that while riding in a train, bus, or car (as a passenger only, please), you will be able to get connected and stay connected as you move ...
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