How important is the wireless network used for real-time tracking?
If you are looking to purchase a 1st tier GPS tracking system, then you should be looking for a system that operates on a 1st tier digital wireless network. All of the 1st tier wireless communications companies is the U.S. market have moved to digital wireless networks. There are two types of types of digital wireless protocols that the major communication companies have utilized for the build-out of their wireless networks: 1. GSM/GPRS – Cingular, T-Mobile 2. CDMA (1xrt) – Verizon, Sprint, Alltell There is an on-going debate as to which of these protocols is superior for passing data over wireless, but for live data feeds for devices used for GPS tracking, mobile email, and wireless forms, the “always on” technology of GPRS is clearly superior. To learn more about GSM/GPRS wireless, check out www.gsmworld.com Avoid purchasing systems that run on other (non-digital) Wireless Networks: Mobitext: Formerly Cingular’s “pager” network, Mobitext is a 2nd tier network that Cingular recently s
