Wireless Technology
The wireless network is a booming sector, where technological developments and the ability to make simple and affordable to ordinary people grow side by side. Take a look at the back of your computer. Keyboard cable, mouse cable, cable, joystick, printer cable, power cord, modem cable, network cable, cable memory card reader, cable, phone and fax. But this scenario, which is present in almost all offices and homes, can be quite different. The wireless world is the next frontier and a new acronym to be largely responsible for this change: Wi-Fi, short for Wireless Fidelity. This technology is revolutionizing how computers and other devices can be connected together and network. Based on a specification called 802.11, which allows data traffic with average speed of 11 Mbits per second, the Wi-Fi creates an area of ​​approximately 100 meters where laptops, PDAs, printers and other devices become part of a wireless local area network. Therefore, it is necessary that the notebook or desktop PC has a wireless network card. But the home user will benefit the most. Imagine you sitting in the living room armchair on the porch of their home or even walking from one side to another of his house carrying your notebook computer and being connected to the Internet all the time. You can watch TV and participate in a chat at the same time.
Laptops and internet are essential tools for most of the professionals around the world, especially executives. Until recently, the only existing technology that enabled portable computers accessing the network if they were connected to cables or telephone lines in your home or office.
Although it is not easy to unite both, but the supply of public access points Wi-Fi – that, without using cables enable you to connect to the network – are growing at rapid pace this year. According to Intel, the world leader in chips for the computer, there are currently about 40 million Wi-Fi users face significant number of airports, hotels, restaurants and coffee shops are investing in access points with this technology. The investment seeks to provide access mainly to professionals on the go and not give up using the personal computer. Following the trend, Brazilian Internet service providers have also begun to offer WiFi connections iG Services and Earth are running since July. The subscriber need only turn the notebook on the access point.
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