marți, 25 iunie 2013

The Limitations Of Wireless Internet: Understanding The Mobile Future

For those who aren't experts in the world of technology, sometimes trying to keep up with the changes seems utterly overwhelming. After all, it doesn't make as much sense to be focused on the actual methods of connection when there are so many gadgets out there that seem to be far more important. And while it makes sense that people feel a little bit left behind and confused about which technology is worth embracing, it's also key to actually realize and to embrace the fact that there are differences between things like the networks that keep people on the world wide web and the devices that connect with those networks.

Much in the same way that there is such widespread confusion about the difference between knowing technology and knowing something else, there is also the fact that people sometimes think that one piece of important development in the world of web service providing was the end-all, be-all move, while not realizing that something else (WiMax) actually just managed to surpass it. For anyone who is still under the mistaken impression that wireless internet is a superior method to be mobile, it's simply not true. And because of these unfortunate limitations with typical Wi-Fi service, it's important for those who are serious about staying connected to realize that there are better options for being able to be serious about staying in the loop when it's crucial.

To understand why wireless internet doesn't work, it's important to see what it means when it did. For those who didn't want to be stuck with a long cord plugged into a computer anymore, the chance to have a router bounce the signal was a chance to move away from the desk, which slowly led to more and more people who were interested in the notion of having the ability to open a laptop and work from anywhere. Without Wi-Fi, the laptop world would not have boomed in quite the same way. The only trouble was that, since it was just a magnified signal from a router in most cases, people who were on these networks were at the mercy of its limitations. This means that in hotels, people would be on the other side of the building and not be able to pick up the signal that they were paying for.

Since that sort of scenario is stressful for business travelers and everyone else who wants to be online, it became obvious to those who were using Wi-Fi that it wasn't the best that the net could do. Enter the idea of WiMax, which moved away from the notion of the router, thanks to the fact that it figured out the possibilities of having a similar approach to the one used by the cell phone companies when expanding and ensuring that coverage was far-reaching. After all, by being able to move beyond the typical experience of being stuck with a signal that simply cuts out and then not being online is a huge step, and by actually surpassing those limitations, this technology also ushers in a whole new chapter in wireless communications.


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