According to Cahners In-Stat, Bluetooth will link an estimated 670 million products by 2005. These are supposed to provide data rates up to 45 Mbps and will have an operating range up to about 300 feet. Wireless LANs will use the 2.4 GHz ISM band, too. This will provide coverage up to three miles or so and accommodate multiple voice and data technologies. Take it on the road The nice thing is the ability to go beyond the fixed operation imposed by the typical wired network.
Wireless technology provides portability and in some cases mobility.
You ve no doubt seen or heard about automakers looking at incorporating mobile e-mail access from a moving vehicle. Convenience is what it s all about. That makes wireless technology all the more attractive, especially if you ve ever had to go through the licensing process for, say, AML microwave installations. Well, in part because some forms of wireless technology have the potential to be serious competition. According to Gartner Group, wireless data subscribers could hit the 35 million mark by 2003.