... remote controlled televisions. Wireless technology, in today's world, can be found in a host of other devices such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and Computers (or more prominently in laptops). What is wireless technology? In the computer world, there are three standards that is currently being used; 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a standards. Both 802.11b and 802 ... and TDMA. These are all technologies that use wireless interfaces to communicate. Why wireless? Wireless technologies provide instantaneous connectivity to the users. For example, users with wireless enabled computers/la...

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... people to communicate to anyone in the world via the use of various devices. It allows us to remain connected and our lives more convenient. This technology is used in laptops, remote controls, cell phones, smart phones. Some of the different types of wireless communication technologies include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, GPS and cellular and satellite technology just to name a few ... . Wi-Fi is the most popular and widely used form of wireless technology. It is in smart phones, laptops, tablets, and ultra books. It's also used in TV sets, video accessories, and home wireless routers. I...

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... Cisco's networking security extensions for wireless LANs (called LEAP), which will also be software upgradeable. But rivals that build wireless networking chipsets, however, point out that Intel is building into laptops a platform that is locked into the 802.11b wireless networking standard at a time when other chipmakers are building multi-mode wireless chips into ... laptops that also run on 802.11a and 802.11g wireless networking protocols. The a and g versions, for example, can operate on higher bands of spectrum where there is less clutter than ... mobile technology is also avail...

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... device, or access point, connects to the wired network from a fixed location using standard Ethernet cable. The access point receives, buffers and transmits data between the components of the WLAN (laptops, printers, handheld devices and other wireless equipment) and the wired network infrastructure. A single access point can support a small group of users and can function within a range of less than 100 ... ...

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... device, or access point, connects to the wired network from a fixed location using standard Ethernet cable. The access point receives, buffers and transmits data between the components of the WLAN (laptops, printers, handheld devices and other wireless equipment) and the wired network infrastructure. A single access point can support a small group of users and can function within a range of less than 100 ... ...

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... such as cordless phones operate between 902-928 Mhz. Other examples of wireless devices and applications are pagers (alphanumeric, two-way, & three-way) PDA's, wireless modems and NIC cards for laptops. The need to keep in touch has fueled the drive for innovation in the Wireless Communication Industries. Bluetooth Technology is a perfect example of the next big standard. It has revolutionized ... ...

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... wireless capabilities. ii) Basically just think of cellular towers that us to use cell-phones, Wi-Fi is the technology that allows wireless web-browsing and networking. iii) Centrino stocked laptops includes Wi-Fi radio hardware. d) The Pentium-M microprocessor will be the heart of Centrino. i) The Pentium-M chip will save time and energy for notebooks equipped with Centrino. ii) Anand Chandrasekher ... ...

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