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When viewed as a method of data transport,
wireless technology appears very similar to wired technology.
Hardware, a method of transmission, and connections on both
ends that transform data from human-intelligible to transportable
and back. For both wired and wireless technology, the range
of transmission is an issue.
The methods of connection and ranges of
service available vary in wireless technology just as they
do in wired technology. Home telephones with a wireless
handset have a more limited range than cellular phones;
infrared transmissions have a more limited range than radio-wave
(including microwave) transmissions. Different types of
wireless solutions can communicate ten feet, ten miles,
or with a satellite in orbit. |
