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OnComm™ is a comprehensive mobile communication hub. With secure WiFi connectivity, the OnComm™ vehicle on-board computer provides highly reliable, broadband Internet connectivity and the latest generation SiRFStar III GPS. OnComm™ also seamlessly interfaces with a broad range of Mobile Applications such as AVaiL RFID™ and AVaiL Diagnostics™.
OnComm™ provides the following capabilities:
- Broadband Wireless Connectivity. Connect your laptop or other mobile computing devices to OnComm™ utilizing standard 802.11b WiFi technology within a 600 to 1,000-foot radius of the vehicle and gain broadband Internet access through Sprint/Nextel, Verizon or Cingular broadband EVDO and HSDPA wireless internet access. Expensive cables and docking stands with complicated damage-prone connectors are no longer required.
- Wireless Network Agnostic. Simply insert a Sprint/Nextel, Verizon or Cingular wireless PC card into OnComm™ to access the wireless data network of your choice.
- Managed Connectivity. OnComm™ proprietary firmware continuously manages the GPS, WiFi, RFID, broadband and digital wireless services, automatically reconnecting dropped services and maintaining service in rural areas.
- Multi-Cast GPS. OnComm™ is capable of sending the GPS signal to any specified port or virtual port of a WiFi connected PC. This allows multiple work management applications and other on-board applications to receive a GPS signal at the same time the OnComm™ units is sending the GPS location information to the Command and Control Center.
- Stand-Alone PC. The OnComm is a full Linux computer with VGA, keyboard, and mouse ports. The OnComm becomes a web brower terminal by connecting a keyboard, mouse and VGA screen.
- Print Server. Provides on-board print server functionality. Plug a printer into one of the four USB ports to provide shared printer access for all computers connected via WiFi.
- Future Proof. OnComm™ has the power, flexibility and the I/O ports to deliver expanded functional capability for many years to come. A full CPU, solid state hard drive and Linux operating system allows capabilities to be added as needed.
OnComm™ seamlessly integrates with Utility Associates Mobile Applications, such as:
- AVaiL RFID™. Track the location and status of field assets from toolboxes to backhoes, personnel to vehicles.
- AVaiL Diagnostics™. Delivers near real-time vehicle diagnostic information for the vehicle’s ODBII/CAN and J-Bus engine computer interface.
- AVaiL Navigator™. Provides an On-Board Navigation capability with vehicle location, turn-by-turn directions, voice prompts, and automatic reroutes when the vehicle departs from the planned route.
AVaiL Boost™. The AVaiL Boost™ amplifier significantly boosts cellular signal transmission power, extending the range of cellular connectivity up to 30 miles depending upon topography, eliminating many “dead spots” and providing a cellular connection when you otherwise have none. |
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