Wireless technology has been the buzzword in the telecommunications industry, especially the mobile communication industry, for quite some time now. Indeed, more and more offices and homes are ditching the cumbersome cable-based connections and adopting wireless connectivity for their Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) connections. There is therefore a need to understand what wireless technology is and what its advantages are, compared to the more traditional cable connectivity. This article is meant to do just that, define wireless technology and explain some of its advantages over the traditional cable form of connection.
Wireless technology can be described as a telecommunications technology, which makes use of radio waves, infrared waves and microwaves, to carry signals that connect devices. The advantages are as follows:
Using wireless connectivity it is possible to use your communications devices wherever you might be, within the wireless civilisation. These devices include handheld PC’s, PDA and mobile phones. This means that you always have access to the information you require.
It is much cheaper to set-up and maintain a wireless infrastructure, since wireless technology does not require lines to accommodate data transfer, including data and video streaming. This means services can be accessed across rough geographical terrain where a cable network cannot be set-up.
A wireless network takes less time to set-up than a cable network. As a result, a wireless network can be installed and ready to go in a matter of hours.