Mobile &

Wireless
Technologies
Evelyn Parker
MOL 629
11/16/2015
ASMT 3.2

Evolving Wireless Technologies

Where We Are and Where Were
Going
1G - Analog Technology Standard
AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service)

2G - Digital Technology Standards

TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) most being upgraded to
GSM

Cingular

CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)

Verizon Wireless

Sprint-Nextel

GSM (Group Standard for Mobile)

Cingular

T-Mobile

iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) most being upgraded to CDMA

4G The Next Step in High Speed Networks

Evolving options, and further extensions of existing standards

Wireless Phones Have Become

Multifunction Devices

Wireless Network Taxonomy

Wireless communication includes a wide range of network types
and sizes.
Government regulations that make specific ranges of the
electromagnetic spectrum available for communication
A license is required to operate transmission equipment in some
parts of the spectrum and other parts of the spectrum are unlicensed

Generations of Cellular
Technologies

Telecommunications industry divides cellular technologies into four

generations: 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G (with intermediate versions labeled 2.5G and
3.5G)
Simplified Descriptions:
1G

Began in the late 1970s, and extended through the 1980s

Originally called cellular mobile radio telephones
used analog signals to carry voice

2G and 2.5G
Began in the early 1990s and continues to be used
One standard: GSM (General System for Communications)
The main distinction between 1G and 2G arises because 2G uses
digital signals to carry voice
The label 2.5G is used for systems that extend a 2G system to include
some 3G features

Generations of Cellular Technologies (contd

3G and 3.5G
Began in the 2000s
Focuses on the addition of higher-speed data services
A 3G system offers download rates of 400 Kbps to 2 Mbps, and is
intended to support applications such as web browsing and photo sharing
Includes EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) (amongst
other approaches)
3G allows a single telephone to roam across the world
4G and 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution)
Began around 2008
Incompatible with 2G and 3G networks and must be implemented
separatedly.
Based on GSM/EDGE
Focuses on support for real-time multimedia
o such as a television program or high-speed video
They include multiple connection technologies
o such as Wi-Fi and satellite
o at any time, the phone automatically chooses the best connection
technology available

Technology
Technology has many benefits but at the same time it
can have negative consequences.
Technology affects our society significantly. For
example one of the most advanced inventions is
the computer. The computer might be considered
the greatest invention ever (next to the telephone
and light bulb) and we are constantly finding new
ways to improve it. Computers influence many
aspects of our lives, including: medicine,
communications, mathematics, entertainment,
business, agriculture, and all other sciences.

Good/ BAD

While computers are

beneficial to us we
depend on them too
much; this makes us
vulnerable to
computer hackers
who seek to destroy
all we have created.
What about
inappropriate web
sites? Chat rooms?
These can also be
negative

BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY
1.ABLE TO PERFORM EVERYDAY TASKS
FASTER
2. ABLE TO PROCESS INFORMATION,
MANAGE $ AND KEEP RECORDS
BETTER
3. HELPS PEOPLE GATHER
INFORMATION, LEARN, ENJOY
ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATE

DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH &
DEVELOPMENT
MAY BE
ADVERSELY
AFFECTED
DAMAGE TO
THE
ENVIRONMENT

OBSOLESCENCE
A STATE OF
USELESSNESS.
AS THIS TREND
INCREASES DUE TO
TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGES, THE RESULT
IS A LOT OF TRASH

Positive Effects of Workplace Tech

Negative Effects of
Workplace Tech

Jobs are less labor

intensive

People work longer

hours, in part because
the work is more
portable

More flexibility in how

and where you do your
job

-Employees are expected

to be tech savvy and
keep up

Increased productivity

-Dependent on the
technology it will fail