wireless transmission

Sending without cables

Wireless transmission is the sending of signals through space without physical cables or wires, using radio waves, microwaves, infrared, or other electromagnetic frequencies.

The term covers everything from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to cellular networks and satellite communications.

The building's thick walls interfered with wireless transmission.

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tower · wave · 5G · Bluetooth · data transfer · smartphones · Marconi · Wi-Fi · signal · over the air · relay · carrier wave · modulation · frequency band · induction · electromagnetic spectrum · microwaves · RFID tags

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G