Product/Service

Packet Data Specialized Services

Source: TMI Communications
Getting data to and from those on the move, or in remote locations, is easier than ever with Packet Data Specialized Services from TMI Communications
Getting data to and from those on the move, or in remote locations, is easier than ever with Packet Data Specialized Services from TMI Communications, a leader in the Pan American mobile data communications market. The service allows customers on virtually any mobile or fixed platform to communicate using packet data. Inexpensive and Internet-accessible, the Packet Data Specialized Services provide bi-directional communications between a host application and remote terminals.

The Packet Data Specialized Service includes the following main features:

  • An easy-to-install, low-cost Packet Data Terminal
  • A centrally located hub that provides Internet access
  • A simple Application Programming Interface that speeds host application development
  • An industry standard, open interface for the remote application to communicate with the Packet Data Terminal

TMI offers two types of Data Messaging Services:

1. Response-Oriented Transaction Service

  • Network-acknowledged, bi-directional messages

2. Unacknowledged Datagram Service
  • Host-to-remote/multiple remote broadcast messages

Potential candidates for this unique service span a
broad variety of industries and areas:

  • Transportation (trucks, trailers, railroad cars, etc.)
  • Construction (heavy equipment)
  • Marine (boats and ships)
  • Security and emergency (police cars, ambulances)
  • Public transportation (buses)
  • Vehicle rental (cars, vans, trucks)
  • Utilities (trucks, cars, generators)

With low transmission fees, per-byte billing, and coverage that includes North America, Central America, northern South America, the Caribbean, and out to 250 miles offshore, TMI's Packet Data Specialized Service delivers the superior performance and unique data capabilities mobile and/or remote customers require.

TMI Communications

TMI Communications, a leading developer and supplier of mobile satellite communications solutions, offers a complete portfolio of wireless digital data, voice, fax, asset management, and dispatch radio services through a network of Service Providers. Headquartered at Ottawa, Canada, TMI is owned by BCE Inc., one of the world's premier telecommunications companies.

For more information about TMI's services, please call 1-800-216-6728, and put the power of mobile communications to work for your organization today.

TMI Communications, 1601 Telesat Court, Gloucester, ON K1B 1B9. Tel: 613-742-0000; Fax: 613-742-4120.