Alcatel Network Systems UK Ltd says it is launching a mobile communications system for UK freight services to link vehicles via satellite to their home base using its Euteltracs mobile system which provides two-way text communications between a mobile unit and its base, and position tracking and group messaging; the service is similar to electronic mail and airtime costs aresimilar to cellular phone costs; a mobile kit comprising antenna, the communications unit and keyboard should sell for UKP4,000; the system uses Qualcomm Inc’s technology.
