Wireless Networking Best Practices in European Transportation: Will Context-Aware Services Improve the Business Case?

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Interviewees
• Situation Overview
  • Introduction
  • Figure: Western Europe, Transportation Sector, Main Areas of IT Focus During the Next 12 Months (% of Companies)
  • IT Vendors' Response
    • Cisco
    • Appear Networks
  • Best Practices in Implementing Context-Aware Mobile Solutions - Western European Transportation
  • Figure: Netherlands Railways & Stockholm Transport Authority, High-Level Mobile Architecture
    • Case Study: NS - The High Volume Implementation
      • Company Overview: NS
      • Key Motivations to Implement a Mobile Context-Aware Solution
      • Implementation Details
      • Figure: NS Mobile Deployment Project Plan
      • Lessons Learned
      • Benefits/Achievements
    • Case Study: Stockholm Transport - The Smart Public Transport Authority
      • Company Overview: SL
      • Key Motivations to Implement a Mobile Context-Aware Solution
      • Implementation Details
      • Benefits/Achievements
• Future Outlook
  • Cost/Benefit and Financial Management
  • Extending the Reach of Mobile Services and Applications
    • Case Study: Kista Galleria: The Retail Extension
  • Innovative Business Models
  • Future Impact of Wireless Context-Aware Services to Transportation Business Transformation
    • Outlook for Mobile Solution Adoption in Western European Transportation
    • Business Case Framework
    • Table: Investment Attractiveness
    • Figure: Context-Aware Mobile Solutions Investment Risk Matrix
    • Figure: Next Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems: "Ubiquitous-Ware" Infrastructure
• Essential Guidance
  • Appendix
  • Figure: Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) Framework
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis