Chapter 7. NDC Datacom: Wireless and Integration
The advent of mobile nodes gives rise to the promise of pervasive computing—the general availability of processing capability and network-connection potential. But the integration of wireless, mobile devices with an Internet grounded in copper and sheathed in glass cannot occur until we address significant software challenges.
Do you own a cell phone? How about an 802.11-enabled PDA? My Google Internet search found well over a million page references matching “free cell phone.” Most mobile phone providers now offer some version of the “free cell phone” deal, in exchange for their relatively low-cost monthly service offerings. In the late 1980s, cellular telephone sales signed up the first million ...
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