wireless network
Router's invisible broadcast
A wireless network connects devices without physical cables, using radio waves to transmit data.
Wi-Fi networks link computers and phones to the internet through a router.
Cellular networks connect mobile devices across wide areas.
The coffee shop has a free wireless network.
The term often shortens to just "wireless" or "Wi-Fi."
Wireless network standard
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- hotspotArea of notable activity
- access pointNetwork entry node
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
SSID · bandwidth · signal strength · encryption · firewall · VPN · broadband · ISP
Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
microwave · MHz · modulation · carrier wave · amplitude · transmission · broadcast · interference
Fourth-generation mobile technology
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- LTEWireless broadband standard
- cellularComposed of small units
- data planCellular internet subscription
mobile hotspot · SIM card · carrier · roaming · tethering · 3G · cell tower · mobile broadband
Wi-Fi
Wireless network standard
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- hotspotArea of notable activity
- access pointNetwork entry node
modem · SSID · bandwidth · signal strength · encryption · firewall · VPN · broadband · ISP · repeater
radio waves
Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic · microwave · MHz · modulation · carrier wave · amplitude · transmission · broadcast · interference · propagation
4G
Fourth-generation mobile technology
data plan · mobile hotspot · SIM card · carrier · roaming · tethering · 3G · cell tower · mobile broadband · portable
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- networksMAN, PAN, cloud computing, router, Wi-Fi
- wirelessWi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, radio waves, cordless
- Wireless InternetWi-Fi, router, internet connection, connectivity, Wi-Fi 6
- wireless signalingradio, radar, WiFi, Bluetooth, satellite
wireless networkwired network
Cable-based computer connectivity
ethernet · LAN cable · fiber optic network · ethernet cable · landline
network, wired, wires, wiring, wireless, networks, networking, networked, rewire