Mobile Goes Digital
Most wireless phones use digital technology, which converts your voice into the binary digits 0 and 1 – much like a music CD. These small packets of data are actually broken up and relayed through wireless networks to the receiving device. On the other end, the conversion process is reversed and the person you are calling hears your voice, reads your email or text or sees your multimedia message. Again, all of this happens incredibly quickly because of the sophisticated technology built into the devices and networks.

Americans Need Speed
As the wireless industry converts to packet-based networks using the same technology as the Internet, wireless data services continue to expand. Today, wireless networks operate at data speeds five to ten times greater than dial-up telephone or earlier wireless networks. Next generation data networks such as LTE, HSPA+ and WiMAX are supporting even greater transmission speeds and high-demand applications such as streaming HD video.

These faster and more efficient networks mean that we are able to manage our professional and personal lives in fantastic new ways.

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Last Updated: February 2011