A Brief History of Wireless Technologies
Wireless technologies aren’t new. In fact, wireless has been around for more than two decades for networks and even longer for devices such as cordless phones. The first wireless networks debuted in the mid-1990s, with educational institutions, large businesses, and government agencies being early adopters. These early networks barely resembled the networks in use today—they were mainly proprietary and performed poorly compared with today’s wireless networks.
Today, there are several options available when building wireless networks. The best option depends on how big the network needs to be and how it will be used. The most popular general purpose wireless networking standard is the Institute of Electrical ...
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