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The A to Z of wireless
Everything you need to know from antivirus to Zigbee, and plenty in between...

By Tim Ferguson

Published: Tuesday 28 November 2006

Wireless technology is starting to appear in lots of different places and to be used in lots of unexpected applications. From using your mobile phone on a plane to surfing the net while you down a pint in the pub, wireless is revolutionising the way we do things.

With smart phones capable of surfing the internet and receiving emails - as well as actually serving as the old dog and bone - and wi-fi networks spreading across cities like wildfire, we are often no more than a second away from accessing some kind of information or communication network through the ether.

The list from A to Z

Click on the links below to find out more on each of the entries in the list.

A is for Antivirus
B is for Bluetooth
C is for The Cloud
D is for dotMobi
E is for Email
F is for FMC
G is for GPS
H is for HSDPA
I is for i-mode
J is for Japan Air
K is for Korea
L is for LBS
M is for M2M
N is for NFC
O is for Operating systems
P is for Pubs
Q is for QoS
R is for Roaming
S is for Satellite
T is for TV
U is for UMTS
V is for Virgin
W is for WiMax
X is for XDA
Y is for Yucca
Z is for Zigbee

But where to start? Bluetooth or Wimax, Zigbee or UMTS? There are so many different flavours of wireless standards and wireless devices out there that it can be really hard to keep track of every last development. Which is why we've put together this handy guide that will give you wireless from A right through to Z, to keep you up to speed on the tech.

So check out our encyclopaedia of wireless for your crash course in what all the fuss is about and how wireless is going to become an essential part of life over the next few years.