Wireless Communication Last year more mobile phones were

Wireless Communication “Last year more mobile phones were sold than the number of PC’s and cars combined. ” - commweb. com (October 2000) Meghan Synishin Kara Mac. Donald Arlene Pino

Wireless Communication • Communication of signals through unguided media – For example wireless phones send and receive signals from a ground based antenna • 3 Generations – FDMA – TDMA – CDMA

Bluetooth • Enables one device to connect to another with one universal short range radio link • Transmits signals over short distances between telephones, computers, and other devices – either through a unique chip or PC card • Examples: – Ericsson’s R 520 & T 36 phones – Notebooks

Wireless Application Protocol • A technology that brings together the internet and mobile phone • WAP Forum – Ericsson – Nokia • How it works

Virus Protectors & Wireless Technology • One of the first attacks occurred in Spain • F-Secure Corp announced virus protection running on the Symbian platform • The company has stated that this technology will detect script viruses, future binary viruses, as well as email viruses • Mc. Afee released Mac. Afee Virus. Scan Wireless, which is designed to protect networks from viruses carried into work on a PDA by employees

Fixed Wireless Technology • Aspect of wireless technology providing internet access to immobile desktops in homes and businesses (more than just cell phones) • Increasing demand for high speed internet access will lead to growth for the wireless industry • Sensitive transactions now possible due to more secure encryption coding – ie. Online banking

Conclusion • Wireless devices are becoming more powerful and more widely accepted • WAN market is rapidly changing • Trends have in the past governed the acceptance of wireless technology and will continue to in the future