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The A to Z of wireless

Updated: Everything you need to know from A to Zigbee, and plenty in between...

Tags: mobile wireless

By Natasha Lomas

Published: 11 August 2009 14:30 GMT

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 business.

But it's no longer just a question of untethering your PC from its peripherals or logging on at a coffee shop between meetings - new use cases for wireless technologies are making broadband available over distances of many miles and even, perhaps one day, on the London Underground.

As one of the fastest evolving spheres of technology, keeping on top of wireless developments is no easy matter - where to start? Bluetooth or WiMax, Zigbee or NFC?

There are so many different flavours of wireless standards and devices out there that it can be really hard to keep track - so let silicon.com be your guide to the unwired world.

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 on all the must-know wireless topics - from wireless' very beginnings to the technologies of the future.

  1. Zones
  2. Management
  3. Networks
  4. Software
  5. IT Services
  6. Hardware
  1. Verticals
  2. Public Sector
  3. Financial Services
  4. Retail & Leisure

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