Radio IP Software`s Mobile VPN Technology
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Though it hasn’t been around long, Radio IP has already created a name for itself by simplifying the overwhelming, often complex world of mobile data communication. The company’s wireless data network products are designed to overcome the limitations commonly associated with public and private networks. In this article, we'll take a closer look at their offerings and how they can make you more productive.
The company chose the 2009 TETRA World Congress and Critical Communications Congress in Munich Germany as the location where they would make what would hopefully become their next big splash in the industry.
Radio IP demonstrated their new development in Mobile VPN (virtual private network) technology at the May event during a conference session entitled “Integrating TETRA with Other Communications Technologies to Deliver Mission-Critical Data.” According to the company, this demonstration revealed how users can optimize a TETRA network using Radio IP’s new concurrent VPN technology, which is their answer to an ever-evolving need for cutting edge mobile VPN connectivity.
Mobile VPNs
Mobile virtual private networks allow users to have continuous access to network resources and information -- all while using their mobile devices. Essentially, these networks were specifically designed for today’s wireless, mobile computing environments, which hugely benefit those on the go. Mobile VPNs enable their users to meander among various wired and wireless networks. According to a survey conducted by the Yankee Group, more than 50 million U.S. workers are characterized as being “mobile,” meaning they spend more than 20 percent of their time away from a principal workspace. Of this 50 million, field workers and mobile specialty workers account for 27.5 million. It should come as no surprise that mobile specialty workers are the ones utilizing mobile VPNs most often.
Basically, VPNs are network transport protocols made to protect remote network access. Traditional VPNs, which are usually based on IPSec and SSL, and mobile VPNs all provide users with a huge amount of security, but only if they are configured correctly. All of these types of VPNs utilize authentication and encryption technologies to defend networks from any users not permitted to be there. These virtual private networks also help secure any data transmissions taking place between two devices. Mobile VPNs were originally designed to face any challenges usually associated with mobile computing, some of which include coverage gaps, roaming performance, and wireless security.
Typically, mobile virtual private networks come equipped with a wide range of features, including application compatibility, secure application access, accelerated performance, and broad device support. Application compatibility ensures that a mobile VPN will enable any applications that usually work in wired environments to work wirelessly and without any problems. Aside from the authentication and encryption technologies mentioned previously, the secure application access feature also helps with another important task: it secures the VPN tunnel, sustaining application sessions as users enter coverage gaps, roam among both wired and wireless networks, or turn off their devices.
Radio IP’s Mobile VPN is called Radio IP MTG, formerly known as Radio IP Mobile TCP/IP Gateway. It is thought of as one of the easiest, most affordable ways to get constant wireless connectivity with the security of a mobile VPN over any wireless network. This client-server software is transparent to the mobile worker, as it works in the background providing incredibly beneficial management tools to wireless network administrators. The Radio IP MTG “gateway” gives its users constant wireless connectivity, the security of a typical mobile VPN, and the ability to connect to other networks with RadioRoam, which is a feature trademarked by Radio IP that enables wireless roaming. RadioRoam also allows users to integrate their mobile workers into their wireless LAN or WAN using handheld devices, giving the mobile workers the same access to the software applications and information being used by wired workers.
Radio networks are usually privately owned and greatly limited by protocols and restricted bandwidth. Radio IP MTG's Optimized TCP/IP option enables its users to run multiple TCP/IP software across their own network, which creates a path for legacy applications.
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