Cellular Telephone Doubles As Modem For Mobile PC Applications With New Accessory Kit From Mitsubishi Wireless; All The Functionality Of A Desktop Modem Is Delivered Without A Land Line Connection At Half The PC Card Price.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1997--An expanded role for cellular telephones was launched Wednesday by the Personal Mobile Communications (PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. ) Division of Mitsubishi Wireless Communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. Inc. with the announcement of a low-cost accessory kit that enables wireless communications by portable computers. The PC Connection Kit for Windows 95 provides software that automatically configures a Windows 95 PC to use a Mitsubishi MobileAccess telephone as a wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. . The kit includes a serial cable for connecting the phone to a computer's serial port. "With the MobileAccess Phone and its PC Connection Kit, mobile workers can access their corporate applications from their phones and from their laptops," said Dwain Aidala, general manager and vice president. "The phone is a wireless replacement for a standard land line modem or, in its 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. mode, is a mobile replacement for a wired Internet connection. The PC Connection Kit software provides the modem command and control functions and the laptop to phone connection. "Mobile workers can harness the power of their corporate applications wherever they are required to be. Files, faxes and e-mail messages can be uploaded and downloaded to and from a car, an airport or a customer location through the same instrument used for voice calls." Without affecting any existing software, the Wireless Modem Wizard software installs modem drivers for the MobileAccess phone and guides users through configuration steps and procedures for establishing network communications. Both packet data (19.2 Kbps CDPD modem) and circuit-switched data (14.4 Kbps V.32 bis Second version. It means twice in Old Latin, or encore in French. Ter means three. For example, V.27bis and V.27ter are the second and third versions of the V.27 standard. modem) are supported by MobileAccess open architecture phones. "The installation simplicity and $110 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of the PC Connection Kit are significant advantages over the higher cost and more complicated setup requirements of a PC card and other wireless modems," said Jon Bylin, product manager. For additional personal productivity, the PC Connection Kit includes a Phonebook Manager utility for entering names and phone numbers into the MobileAccess electronic phonebook and for backing up the phone's contents to a PC file. Data from other personal information management software packages can be imported for transfer to a MobileAccess phone. The MobileAccess 120 phone is a wireless integrated voice/data communicator featuring advanced information service capabilities and end-to-end data security. The MobileAccess 120 integrates the latest version (2.0) of Unwired Unwired is an Australian public company dedicated to building a nationwide, fixed wireless telecommunications network offering carrier grade Internet services. They currently provide coverage in Sydney and Melbourne. Planet's thin client with the MobileAccess 100 Series, which has voice, data and dual-mode (data/voice) capabilities. The product's full range of capabilities extend from basic voice service to two-way messaging, fax control, E-mail and access to Internet and intranet information services See Information Systems. . Users are notified on the phone's 4x12 alphanumeric alphanumeric (ăl'fən  mĕr`ĭk) or alphameric (ăl'fəmĕr`ĭk), the set of letters and numbers. display when a message or e-mail has been received. They may scroll the incoming communication on the easy-to-read, backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. display and send instructions for forwarding, saving or other disposition. The Personal Mobile Communications (PMC) Division, established by Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. (MWCI), develops, manufactures and markets wireless integrated voice/data telecommunications products and advanced mobile communications applications and services. The PMC Division licensed application infrastructure technology from Unwired Planet, enabling users to access information on a company network or the Internet. It is located at 1050 East Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif., 94086. (http:/www.mobileaccessphone.com). -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: MobileAccess is a trademark of Personal Mobile Communications Division, Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. Photos are available upon request. Please contact the MEA MEA Multiple endocrine adenomatosis. See Multiple endocrine neoplasia. News Bureau at 800/828-6372. CONTACT: MEA News Bureau 800/828-6372 (for media use only) or PMC Division Stefani Parrish, 408/774-3621 |
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