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

2. 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

3. 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 R520 & T36 phones –Notebooks

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

5. 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 McAfee released MacAfee VirusScan Wireless, which is designed to protect networks from viruses carried into work on a PDA by employees

6. 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

7. 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