| Imagine the modern world without wireless | | | | and a television that can cover larger areas at |
| technology. Perhaps all the streets would be | | | | once. |
| clumped up with cords, cables just mess around in | | | | Wi-Fi Router |
| roads or bridges and buildings, and all people would | | | | To have a wireless Internet access, a small box |
| get tripped off every now and then with those | | | | that plugs to a telephone socket is required, and |
| long wires. Plus, people would need to create | | | | this is called as a router. A router is like a modem, |
| massive structures to support cables connecting | | | | but it is not built within a computer. It has the job |
| archipelagoes. Well, good thing this drastic and | | | | of passing on connections to and from the net. A |
| daunting thing is not going to happen – thanks | | | | router can be used to connect simultaneously |
| to wireless technology! So what is wireless | | | | several computers to the Internet. In fact, this |
| technology? Where did it come from? | | | | little thing actually does a big job because it can |
| The Humble Beginnings | | | | both connect several computers with one another |
| Wireless began when man discovered how to | | | | at the same time or what is called as a Local |
| send audio programs on air, which is rather called | | | | Area Network (LAN), and on the other hand, also |
| as the radio. Consequently, these audio | | | | connect these entire computers to the Internet. |
| transmissions were even developed by adding | | | | Mobile Internet |
| pictures and thus, the television emerged. Simply | | | | Soon enough, the Internet world has also joined |
| put, gadgets such as the radio, the TV and cellular | | | | the world of mobile – with compliments again |
| phones all make use of wireless technology to | | | | to wireless technology. A system called WAP |
| deliver communication services to man. In the | | | | (Wireless Application Protocol) made it possible for |
| 21st Century, being wireless became more | | | | cellular phones to access the Internet. Over time, |
| popular especially when the wireless Internet has | | | | newer wireless mobile connection standards have |
| been introduced. The Internet became even more | | | | emerged, which provide faster Internet services |
| convenient to users when wireless systems such | | | | on mobile phones such as the much-awaited new |
| as Wi-Fi, WAP, and i-Mode were developed. | | | | 4G mobile wireless technology. |
| Much Like The Radio | | | | Surprisingly, wireless technology has evolved so |
| The principle behind wireless Internet is somehow | | | | much from the simple idea of radios up to the |
| the same as that used in radios; but instead of | | | | sophisticated planet of the Internet and mobile |
| sounds and pictures, what is being sent and | | | | surfing. Well, with the current trend, there's no |
| received are data. However, wireless Internet can | | | | surprise if more and more gadgets become |
| only cater to short-distances, unlike with a radio | | | | wireless! |