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Other examples of wireless “private” networks include supply chain optimization for manufacturing  processes, commercial Telematics, and wireless home networks. Wireless “private” applications generally exclusively use private spectrums, but in some instances can use the wireless Internet to conduct transactions. A wireless B2B exchange is an example. Usually, exchanges require many organizations to  become members of the exchange to conduct business transactions. To reduce costs and provide easy access to the exchange, the Web is used as an access tool. Mind you, the back-end processes and accounting usually still occur in a private setting, but the initial browser access and transaction initiation can occur in a public setting. Figure 1.3 illustrates some other wireless and mobile solutions that we’ve applied to the utilities industry.

Without going into great detail on each of the solutions in Figure 1.3, you can see the enormous potential for leveraging mobility in the enterprise. The bottom line is, if a workforce is mobile, there likely exists mobile or wireless applications that improve processes and reduce costs. Hopefully, some of the topics covered in this book will help you understand the importance of mobility, where it is, and where it’s going, and ultimately help you make intelligent decisions to apply mobile services that will affect your bottom line.

Now that we’ve covered the basic differences between what wireless applications and services are and what mobile applications and services are, let’s go into more detail about the attributes and applications of mobility and wireless services.

Taken From : Enterprise Guide to Gaining Business Value from Mobile Technologies

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