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The GuestLogix Universal Connect technology capitalizes both on the stabilization of core network technologies in recent years and on emerging capabilities in both the wireless broadband and commercial aviation industries. Near-ubiquitous, inexpensive wireless Internet access via IEEE 802.11 (WiFi), EVDO, HSDPA and UMTS (3G cellular), and ultimately IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) provide the connectivity "mesh" which finally make advanced, transparently reliable systems such as GuestLogix' approach feasible. These terrestrial networking modes will soon be complemented by on-board internet access for passengers provided by new technologies such as the satellite-based, 30 megabit per second service offered by Row 44 and others. Integration points at the passenger seat level are managed by the GuestLogix framework's robust support for personal area network (PAN) protocols such as 802.15 (Bluetooth), and through contactless payment standards such as ISO 15693 (RFID). Advances in connectivity in the rail and marine passenger industries further extend the convenience of connectivity to the traveling consumer.
A fully-realized, point-of-sale oriented, standards-based platform embracing multiple wireless protocols and offering a wide range of secure deployment options would simply not be possible even five years ago. The maturation of numerous technological strands together with the dawn of ubiquitous connectivity will usher in a revolution in retail sales transaction management and merchandising. GuestLogix Universal Connect technology provides the seamlessly powerful platform customers need to partake of these challenging new business models. |
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