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The Mobile Internet Report Key Themes*

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Wireless Network Primer<br />

GPS – Global Positioning System; a navigational system involving satellites<br />

and computers that determine the latitude / longitude of a receiver on Earth<br />

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Range: anywhere with open sky; Speed: not applicable<br />

3G –‘3 rd Generation;’ a family of wireless communication standards<br />

supporting simultaneous voice + data connections and fast data transfer<br />

speeds over a large area<br />

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Range: up to 10 miles; Speed: up to 7.2Mbit / second<br />

Wi-Fi – wireless local area network (LAN) that uses high frequency radio<br />

signals to transmit / receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses<br />

Ethernet protocol<br />

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Range: up to 500 feet; Speed: up to 108Mbit / second<br />

Bluetooth – an open wireless protocol for exchanging data over short<br />

distances from fixed and mobile devices<br />

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Range: up to 32 feet; Speed: up to 1Mbit / second<br />

Source: International Telecommunications Union; Wi-Fi Alliance; Wikipedia; Princeton University WordNet. 57

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