Traditional portable laptop computers work fine in an office setting, but they deliver less than stellar performance when wireless signal strength is low. In a vehicle environment, signal strength, like everything else, is changing from moment to moment. Some devices in and around the vehicle can connect to the laptop, usually via USB.

This approach has some benefit—but, as Information Technology (IT) teams and field workers have discovered, laptops are not designed to be routers for other devices, and using them this way can be fraught with challenges.

How can departments achieve the best connectivity, security and reliability in the simplest, most manageable way?

Download this guide to discover:

  • The limitation with laptop and data card connectivity, and;
  • the top 10 reasons to consider an in-vehicle gateway to manage your mobile workforce

 
 

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