CHAPTER 8 Wireless, Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce
Chapter Opening Case: The Battle for the Mobile Wallet Source: Slavoljub Pantelic/ Shutterstock
8.1 Wireless Technologies © Oleksiy Makymenko/Alamy © ecco/Shutterstock © PhotoEdit/Alamy© Såndor Kelemen/iStockphoto
Capabilities of Wireless Devices Cellular telephony access BluetoothShort message service Wi-FiInstant messaging Digital cameraText messaging Global positioning system OrganizerMP3 music player SchedulerVideo player Address bookInternet access CalculatorQWERTY keyboard
Wireless Transmission Media Microwave Transmission Radio Communication Satellite transmission Infrared
Satellite Footprint Comparison Source: Drawn by Kelly Rainer
GPS Systems Smart phone and GPS system In-dash GPS system
Other GPS Russian GLONASS European Union GPS China Beidou GPS © Toh Kheng Ho/Age Fotostock America, Inc.
8.2 Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access Short range wireless networks Medium range wireless networks Wide area wireless networks
Short Range Wireless Networks Bluetooth Ultra-wideband Near-field Communications
Medium Range Wireless Networks Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Wireless access point Hotspot Wireless network interface card Source: Lane Oatey/Getty Images, Inc.
Cellular Radio Network
8.4 Pervasive Computing Radio frequency identification (RFID) Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) Public uses Corporate uses
Small RFID Reader and Tag Coming soon to a supermarket near you See videovideo © Ecken, Dominique/ Keystone Pressedienst/Zuma Press
8.5 Wireless Security Four major threats Rogue access point War driving Eavesdropping RF (Radio frequency) jamming © Sebastian/AgeFotostock America, Inc.