THE ADVENT OF WiFi & WiMAX - Paper Presentation And Seminar Topic

WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network is a networking technology that allows the user to connect his computer to other ones without any wires. It is called "local" because of its rather small range. On the American market the success is being achieved by Wi-Fi and Wi-MAX - these are new-generation wireless networks. The name Wi-Fi, which is an abbreviation of Wireless Fidelity, was created by international organization called Wi-Fi Alliance. The main purpose of its members is examining the compatibility, certifying and promoting hardware designed for Wi-Fi net. Thanks to Wi-Fi Alliance networks built in this way compete with popular Bluetooth technology. Many people also use wireless networking, also called WiFi or 802.11 networking, to connect their computers at home, and an increasing number of cities use the technology to provide free or low-cost Internet access to residents. In the near future, wireless networking may become so widespread that you can access the Internet just about anywhere at any time, without using wires.