Cellular One Provides Dispatch Capabilities for UltraEx Delivery Service; AT&T PocketNet Service to Increase Productivity and Efficiency.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999-- Cellular One in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay today announced that UltraEx, a Rocklin-based delivery business that serves over 16,000 California customers, has adopted AT&T PocketNet service as its dispatch platform. AT&T PocketNet service, integrated with UltraEx's customized dispatching software, has enabled the delivery service to increase the number of orders it can handle while also increasing the accuracy of each order and providing real-time access for customers to see the status of the deliveries. Cellular One is the provider of the AT&T PocketNet service in the San Francisco Bay Area. UltraEx has equipped 135 of its drivers with PocketNet phones, resulting in improved delivery efficiency. "PocketNet service allows us to increase the number of deliveries we can process while also enhancing our accuracy. It has worked so well for our drivers that we are now looking to expand the service to our bicycle and pedestrian delivery personnel," said Paula Schmidt, director of information technology for UltraEx. "The PocketNet service delivers the combination of advanced, reliable voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. that is critical for a company like UltraEx," said Terry Yamamoto, manager of wireless data for Cellular One in the San Francisco Bay Area. "We are very pleased that we can work with UltraEx to effectively meet their needs." Benefits of Data Dispatching AT&T PocketNet service transmits data via the Cellular Digital Packet Data (communications, protocol) Cellular Digital Packet Data - (CDPD) A wireless standard providing two-way, 19.2 kbps packet data transmission over exisiting cellular telephone channels. (CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. ) network, which is fully compatible with Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP). Utilizing this standard facilitates the extension of networked applications like dispatching software to wireless transmission. A number of leading software developers and system integrators have created PocketNet extensions for taxi, package and other dispatching applications. About Cellular One Cellular One is the leading digital wireless service provider in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Cellular One is a partnership of two global communications companies: Air Touch Communications Touch Communications, Inc. an OSI networking company of the 1980s, was founded in 1985 in Santa Cruz, California. For several years Touch Communications was located in Scotts Valley, eventually moving to Campbell and being acquired by SAIC. , San Francisco, Calif. and AT&T Wireless Services, Kirkland, Wash. Cellular One's Internet address is www.cellone-sf.com |
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