Wireless Market Insight
By David Schnaufer, Qorvo
RF Globalnet is pleased to welcome David Schnaufer of Qorvo as a guest columnist.
Networks are expanding and converging exponentially — connecting cities, governments, individuals, and countries — and wireless technology is powering those connections. David Schnaufer explores these network developments and the technologies associated with this communication explosion in this quarterly column series.
The Internet Of Things: Connecting Everything, All The Time
The evolution of technology has created a society in which we have round-the-clock access to information. We are connected to the Internet via laptops, tablets, or smartphones; having information readily available is now taken for granted. The information pathways of today are expanding and becoming embedded — sometimes literally — into our everyday lives. This expanding transformation is being called the Internet of Things (IoT). Read the article.
Point-To-Point: Creating Wireless Solutions For Future Backhaul Networks
The overwhelming popularity of mobile smart devices such as smartphones and tablets and their Web-based applications creates a significant increase in data traffic on wireless and wired networks. The increased presence and flexibility of these devices also creates consumer expectations for continuous, uninterrupted mobile service with the same data content and experience as seen on home computers. Read the article.
GaN: The Technology Of The Future
Gallium nitride has turned into the new industry buzzword. We hear of new products and application breakthroughs using GaN on a regular basis. GaN is unique compared to other technologies because it can not only be used to emit bright light via its form of a light emitting diode (LED), it can also be used in next-generation semiconductor material with high power, high frequency, wide bandwidth, and at high-temperature operation. Read the article.
Wi-Fi – A Growing Technology Becomes Mainstream
Remember the first Wi-Fi wave in the late ’90s when Wi-Fi was growing as the new wireless conduit between laptop computers, the World Wide Web, and sometimes-secondary components such as printers? Initially meant for cashier systems, the first Wi-Fi products developed were marketed under the name WaveLAN with speeds around 1 to 2 Mbps. In time, the Wi-Fi Alliance defined the standard as wireless local area network (WLAN), and its products soon were based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standards. Read the article.