Wireless Communications

What Does Wireless Communications Mean?

Wireless communications is a type of data communication that is performed and delivered wirelessly. This is a broad term that incorporates all procedures and forms of connecting and communicating between two or more devices using a wireless signal through wireless communication technologies and devices.

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Techopedia Explains Wireless Communications

Wireless communication generally works through electromagnetic signals that are broadcast by an enabled device within the air, physical environment or atmosphere. The sending device can be a sender or an intermediate device with the ability to propagate wireless signals. The communication between two devices occurs when the destination or receiving intermediate device captures these signals, creating a wireless communication bridge between the sender and receiver device. Wireless communication has various forms, technology and delivery methods including:

  • Satellite communication
  • Mobile communication
  • Wireless network communication
  • Infrared communication
  • Bluetooth communication

Although all of these communication technologies have different underlying architecture, they all lack a physical or wired connection between their respective devices to initiate and execute communication.

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