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Integrate Tetherless Approach with NII
Planning
The concept of tetherless data access to the NII should be
integrated into other NII studies and planning. Most such studies
and planning envision a person sitting at a desk. The tetherless
concept is an important aspect of making full use of the NII in
life beyond relatively static libraries, schools, and offices.
Additional Resources
Abramson, Norman (editor). 1993.
Multiple Access Communications: Foundations for Emerging
Technologies, IEEE Press, New York.
Abramson, Norman. 1994. "Multiple Access
in Wireless Digital Networks," invited paper, Proceedings of the
IEEE, September.
Notes
1. Mobile Data Report. 1995. "BIS
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No. 8, April 24.
2. Nelson, Paul, and Dan Merriman, BIS
Strategic Decisions. 1994. "Wirelessly Enabling Portable Computers:
A Major Growth Opportunity," The Red Herring,
September/October, pp. 64–65.
3. Flynn, Laurie. 1994. "The Executive
Computer: 3 Ways to Be Unplugged Right Now," New York Times,
December 4.
4. Leibowitz, Dennis, Eric Buck, Timothy
Weller, and John Whittier. 1995. The Wireless Communications
Industry. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York, Winter
1994–95, p. 34.
5. Mobile Data Report. 1995. "McCaw
Prices CDPD as Low as 8 Cents/K to Cover 75 Percent of its Markets
in 1995," Vol. 7, No. 8, April 24.
