Next time when you are in a
shopping mall, never forget
to look into your mobile
phone to get the best bargains.
Surprised! Wondering how it
works? Well, your mobile phone
can let you know which shop offers
attractive promotions and many
more. Thanks to Wi-Fi technology!
Wi-Fi technology allows the
user to connect into an Intranet or
Internet wirelessly. By carrying a
Wi-Fi enabled mobile phone in a
shopping mall, you would get
information all the way from
product availability to promotional
offers and pricing for home
delivery. By the click of a button
you can choose the product that
you need to purchase and by
another click it would list all the
shops that offer the product of
your specification. This is made
possible because of increasing
software applications that runs on
the wireless platform.
Another interesting application
is on the supply chain management.
One can track right from the raw
materials to finished goods.The data
can be integrated with the ERP
system. By using this, inventory
management, procurement and
hence the overall business process
handling can be made more
effective and efficient. Already
automobile and retail firms have
been trying RFID to enhance their
performance. Wireless applications
can provide the best solution for
many of the complicated scenarios.
Few years ago it appeared as if
hardware would be the key driver
in the evolution of next generation
cutting edge technology in the
wireless domain. However,
hardware-centric platforms are
playing less of a role, thus, handing
over major part of evolution and
'differentiated value' to software.
Software plays a dual role. The
primary role is to manage products
easily and adapt them to many
different terrains or environmentslike
configuration, element
management, routing quality of
service, bandwidth management,
subscriber management, security
management, overall network
management and more.
Software plays a significant role
in the device element
management as well as overall
network management. This allows
network managers to configure
and monitor their Wi-Fi/Wi-MAX
networks remotely and manage
users according to their
preferences or profiles. The second
significant role is on the
application side like integration of
wireless systems with the ERP
systems, video surveillance,
inventory tracking and more.
Most of the well-established
wireless players would be forced to
shift gears to these developments.
BroVis Wireless Network being a
global player has rightly
acknowledged all these trends.
And it is also one of the first to
ship a very 'software-centric'
broadband wireless access system
with a significant focus on
infrastructure management.
In fact, BroVis created a
separate segment of 'Broadband
Wireless Infrastructure' products
and solutions by launching its
broad cell and radio-zone solutions
with its WIOS (Wireless
Infrastructure Operating System)
and BMS (BroVis Management
System) software. BroVis would
soon unleash BroView, which a
unique end-to-end Network
Management system.
....CONTD
