RAM Mobile Data
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RAM Mobile Data was originally founded by RAM Broadcasting Corporation as American Mobile Data Communications, Inc. in 1988. The name of the company was changed to RAM Mobile Data in 1989. RAM Mobile Data was the U.S. Operator of the Mobitex
network.
RAM Mobile Data was sold and renamed BellSouth Wireless Data in 1995 and later became Cingular Interactive when BellSouth
and SBC Communications formed Cingular Wireless
. The Mobitex division within Cingular Wireless was sold to an investment company in 2005 and became Velocita Wireless
. Velocita Wireless was purchased by Sprint Nextel and became a Sprint Nextel Company in early 2006. Today RAM Mobile Data is the exclusive operator of Mobitex
in the Netherlands
. With HQ in Maarssen
(NL) and a daughter in Brussel (BE) they are running the entire Mobitex operations throughout the BeNeLux
.
Navara, a division of RAM Mobile Data, provides mobile device interface solutions for existing applications and databases. Navara is an independent software vendor
that produces the Navara Mobility Suite, a software system that allows mobile access to business systems. Navara is utilized to provide mobile access to many different backend systems across many industries. Navara support most major mobile devices and industry-standard integration and communication technologies.
15 March 2011
Mobitex
Mobitex is an OSI based open standard, national public access wireless packet-switched data network. Mobitex puts great emphasis on safety and reliability with its use by military, police, firefighters and ambulance services. Mobitex was developed in the beginning of the 1980s by the Swedish...
network.
RAM Mobile Data was sold and renamed BellSouth Wireless Data in 1995 and later became Cingular Interactive when BellSouth
BellSouth
BellSouth Corporation is an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S...
and SBC Communications formed Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless
AT&T Mobility LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T that provides wireless services to 100.7 million subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...
. The Mobitex division within Cingular Wireless was sold to an investment company in 2005 and became Velocita Wireless
Velocita Wireless
Velocita Wireless is a national wireless-telecommunications service provider that is based in Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States. Known by several names over the years, Velocita Wireless has been in existence for over 17 years as the operator of the Mobitex network in the United States...
. Velocita Wireless was purchased by Sprint Nextel and became a Sprint Nextel Company in early 2006. Today RAM Mobile Data is the exclusive operator of Mobitex
Mobitex
Mobitex is an OSI based open standard, national public access wireless packet-switched data network. Mobitex puts great emphasis on safety and reliability with its use by military, police, firefighters and ambulance services. Mobitex was developed in the beginning of the 1980s by the Swedish...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. With HQ in Maarssen
Maarssen
Maarssen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht. It lies in an area called the Vechtstreek.On January 1, 2011 Maarssen merged with Breukelen and Loenen to Stichtse Vecht....
(NL) and a daughter in Brussel (BE) they are running the entire Mobitex operations throughout the BeNeLux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
.
Navara, a division of RAM Mobile Data, provides mobile device interface solutions for existing applications and databases. Navara is an independent software vendor
Independent software vendor
Independent software vendor is a business term for companies specializing in making or selling software, designed for mass marketing or for niche markets...
that produces the Navara Mobility Suite, a software system that allows mobile access to business systems. Navara is utilized to provide mobile access to many different backend systems across many industries. Navara support most major mobile devices and industry-standard integration and communication technologies.
15 March 2011