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In the digital world there are no movies or music or magazines
but just 1s & 0s termed as bits. The ability to move these
bits is called BANDWIDTH. Broadband is the ability to move
lots of bits per second. A computer doesn't necessarily consume
bits in a continuous fashion like water. In the future the
broadband will 
be more ASYNCHRONOUS. For example, interleaving people's conversation,
packetizing them, so that many people share the same channel
without being aware that they are. In the larger sense we
can at our convenience receive & send data. Like watching
your favorite Bay-Watch TV programme at a time you want to
watch and not at 10 pm on Star World.
BEING Wireless
Plugs are in the past and the future consumption of bits will
be very conversational & bursty. The batteries will be less
power hungry and there will be improved use of radio frequencies
(RF). Ultimately all long distance traffic will be fiber optic
and all short distance traffic will be RF. Everything electronic
will talk to other electronic appliances using RF and computers
will come out of the box and our grandchildren will look back
at our PC's as quaint artifacts, as common tomorrow as an
ice tray today.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a global de facto standard for wireless connectivity.
Based on a low-cost, short-range radio link, it cuts the cords
that used to tie up digital devices. BlueTooth technology
was conceived in 1998 when the leaders in mobile telephones,
laptop computing & signal processing technologies viz., Ericsson,
Nokia, IBM, Toshiba and Intel grouped to form Special Interest
Group (SIG).
When two Bluetooth equipped devices come within ten metres
range of each other, they can establish a connection together.
And because Bluetooth utilizes a radio-based link, it doesn't
require a line-of-sight connection in order to communicate.
Your laptop could send information to a printer in the next
room, or your microwave could send a message to your mobile
phone telling you that your meal is ready.
In the future, Bluetooth is likely to be standard in tens
of millions of mobile phones, PCs, laptops and a whole range
of other electronic devices. As a result, the market is going
to demand new innovative applications, value-added services,
end-to-end solutions and much more. The possibilities opened
up really are limitless, and because the radio frequency used
is globally available.
Imagine some of these everyday examples: you enter a train
and your fare is automatically paid by your mobile phone.
Or you get an automatic text message notifying that your kids
are safely back from school. Or while waiting at the airport
lounge, you get some interesting duty-free offers directly
to your mobile phone. You could play multiplayer games with
your friends, or write e-mails on your laptop on the 'plane,
then when you land and switch on your handset, the messages
can be automatically sent by your phone. Bluetooth will also
allow you to surf the We b
with your laptop while your phone is in your bag. Together
with other industry initiatives, such as WAP (Wireless Application
Protocol) and Symbian, Bluetooth will have tremendous effects
on everyday life in the near future.
Click here for a FLASH PRESENTATION
of what Bluetooth can do for you. Please note that you need
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