Radical Simplicity: Transforming Computers Into Me-Centric Appliances

Appendix A. Glossary

This appendix contains a list of all the buzzwords and acronyms used throughout the book. You can use this glossary while reading the book or keep it as a future reference. You can also find an electronic version of this glossary on the book’s home page.^[1]

3G

The acronym stands for third (or next) generation of wireless technology beyond personal communications services. The World Administrative Radio Conference assigned 230 megahertz of spectrum at 2 GHz for multimedia 3G networks. These networks must be able to transmit wireless data at 144 kilobits per second for mobile user speeds, 384 kbps for pedestrian user speeds, and 2 megabits per second for fixed locations.

See Also UMTS.

802.11

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics ...