Understanding Wireless Technology

Designed to help you better understand technologies that surround us and impact our lives (such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular phones). We will explain in easy-to-understand terms the fundamental concepts behind wireless communications and review its history and milestones. Equipped with that knowledge we will dive into explaining Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G/4G/5G, etc., also in simple terms and review their benefits, limitations, and challenges. Students will learn the many ways in which these technologies help, and they will also develop much more realistic expectations about what they can and cannot do. We will also look at applications that are in place and examine what may lie in the future as the technology continues to evolve. Technical aspects including individual device pairing information will be kept to a minimum but a certain amount of technical content is inherent to this topic.