With technology developing at a fast pace, the demands of the user have increased proportionately. Gone are the days when dial-up was the only means of connecting to the Internet. The slow speed it offered compelled users to move onto the revolutionary broadband services. Despite its fast Internet speed, the wires associated with it started to prove a hindrance, especially in offices. This is led to the advent of wireless broadband .

As the name suggests, no wires are needed for using a such a service. A wireless router is required that receives the signal from the WISP’s antenna and transmits it to the laptop or PC. In case of wireless broadband, the signal is in the form of Radio waves.

The Wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) broadcast the signal in all directions via its omni-directional antenna. Wi-Fi and WiMax are two prominent standards used in this field. With Wi-Fi, there are a number of towers in an area. The region covered by the tower is called a hot-spot. If one wants to use Wi-Fi Internet, all one has to do is enter the hot-spot region and subsequently access Internet. These Wi-Fi hotspots are generally found in coffee houses, restaurants, hotels and airports. However, the speed offered by this wireless broadband standard is slow and is not intended for high end users.

its long distance communication services in 2007. MTT doubled its revenues from $92 million to $208 million in 2007, and according to the company’s sources its share of the long distance communication market reached 6.8%.
The biggest news is that Russian mobile operators are keen on advancing this market. MTS planned to launch 6,000 km of network in 2008 and by 2011 is set to build another 12,000 to 15,000 km of network. VimpelCom built a network of over 7,000 in 2007. Naturally, newly acquired Golden Telecom adds a significant capacity to this market. On top of that VimpelCom is building more than 1,000 km. MegaFon’s backbone network has about 10,000 km.

An individual should have proper knowledge about Wireless broadband’s usage in order to obtain the maximum benefit. In bad weather conditions like rainfall and storm, the router receives a very weak signal. Hence, one should not get frustrated, as this is natural. Also, the router has to be kept in the line of sight(LoS) of the provider’s antenna. If this is not done, the signal quality can be very poor. If despite all this, the signal continues to be below par, try placing the router at a slightly higher place. Also, the quality of signal received also depends on the quality of the router.

Leading broadband providers like AOL, BT, BE, Virgin Media, PlusNet and Sky offer routers, free of cost or at slashed prices, as a part of their deals. These deals can be availed by paying a monthly fee for a pre-decided time period. A few providers also charge an installation fee. To cater to the high-end multimedia users, unlimited download plans are also provided.

One has to be very careful while using wireless broadband. Since data (radio waves) travels via the aerial medium, it is vulnerable to be caught by anyone in the vicinity of the router. To guard against this, data should be sent in an encrypted format and an anti-virus software must be used. Also, ensure that the router has an effective in-built firewall to filter out unwanted or malicious packets of data

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