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Traveling and Telecommunication
- By Kevin Cantera
- Published 02/15/2008
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Kevin Cantera
Author Kevin Cantera, who is a free lance writer in Utah
View all articles by Kevin CanteraFrom the beginning of time, communicating while
on the move has been a difficult task. Whether moving armies or products, the
ability to communicate during travel is a pressing need. Travel has always
meant a loss of personal contact during a journey, at stopovers, and even
during a period of readjustment after reaching the final destination. It is not
surprising then that developing techniques for communicating at all times would
be of such critical importance. And with
the advent of wireless technology, people have begun to discover ways to
fulfill this need.
The first telecommunications devices with mobile
capability came around the turn of the 20th Century with the invention of the
wireless telegraph. Mobile technology boomed again in the period between World
War I and World War II, with the invention of the radio telephone. But until
the creation of the first rudimentary transistor, the technology was hampered
by bulky hardware and outrageous costs. One downfall of this was that the new
technology could only be utilized by the military, specifically in the areas of
sea and air transport.
Technicians figured out that by spreading out
frequencies, low enough to achieve extensive coverage, they could provide
easier and cheaper mobile communications.
But still the technology could only allow only for a limited number of
simultaneous transmissions, and the quality of those transmissions was not all
that great. Only advances in microelectronics and especially in microwave
integrated and hybrid circuits, made it possible to move the frequency up. This opened the door to cellular
telecommunications systems, which require the help of powerful computer
programming.
More time is spent by people traveling, whether
for business or personal reasons, than almost any other activity except
sleeping. In previous times, this was simply wasted time. Now, this travel time
is made incredibly productive by the use of mobile communications technology.
How many hours were wasted in traffic jams, airport waits, or other commuting
headaches? Now, that time can be put to good use thanks to mobile
telecommunications, which allow these moments to become productive. Now that
high-performance mobility technology is available and relatively affordable to
a substantial section of the population.
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