Packet data network ( based upon cellular structure) that is used in some of the wireless paging services.
Mobitex is everything from the over-the-air protocol to the base station the Ericsson built. In the United States, it is primarily used by Cingular and has recently received much praise in the wake of the 9/11 attacked for being the only communication network that worked near the site (all cell companies were overloaded). People with Blackberry pages (most of which run on Mobitex) worked
A packet-switched, narrowband network in North America and Europe with speeds up to 8 Kbps.
an open standard for wireless packet data transmission
An open global first-generation standard for narrowband wireless packet switched communications in the 900MHz (and lower) band for mobile terminals and fixed-to-point communications.
Mobitex is an open standard for wireless packet switched data network services supporting over-the-air data communication rates up to 8000 bps. Currently Mobitex is available on the 400, 800 and 900 MHz bands depending on geographic location. Cingular Interactive operates a Mobitex network throughout the United States.
Mobitex is a packet-switched, narrowband PCS network, designed for wide-area wireless data communications. It was developed in 1984 by Eritel, an Ericsson subsidiary, a nd there are now over 30 Mobitex networks in operation worldwide.
Mobitex is an OSI based open standard, national public access wireless data network first introduced in Canada in 1990 by Rogers Cantel, and in 1991 by carrier RAM Mobile Data. Developed by Ericsson, Mobitex puts great emphasis on safety and reliability with its use by military, police, firefighters and ambulance services. In the mid-1990s Mobitex gained consumer popularity by providing two-way paging network services.