25 years ago, having a phone in your car was much more feasible
than having your own mobile phone. With the level of power and
transmitters that were required, this was almost a given, carrying
around the kit required to run the phone just wasn't a
realistic proposition for most people. Since the surge in
portability and power of mobile phones, car specific technology has
been less of a focus for communications, but the Internet connected
car concept is emerging as a key battleground in mobile technology.
Just as mobile phones have gone from communications specific
devices to all-encompassing media players, productivity tools and
games devices, the network capabilities of automobile wireless
connected devices have followed their own evolutionary path. The
prime exemplar of this evolution is the satellite navigation
device, something that many drivers now rely on, and it is starting
to become a critical part of a much wider technology ecosystem.
