Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology: Catalyst of the New Business Era

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Companies have also been allowed access to much more data than what they were used to with the use of the Internet. It is filled with data, allowing us to use it at our convenience to find whatever we might need more information on. It has allowed business people to research ideas on how to present presentations as well as many other things as well. Business people even use forums to interact with others to exchange ideas.

Finally, the Internet has hugely benefited a company's marketing strategy. How can this be accomplished? Online advertising is the answer. Companies can use their website to market their products to a much larger audience on the Internet. The Internet continues to expand and as it does, the wider the market will be and higher chances the company will have to obtain new customers. Their[pic 10][pic 11]

website will give the customer the

opportunity to see what the company is about and carry out transactions without being interrupted.

Wireless Technology

What is it

Wireless technology can be portrayed as telecommunications, except electromagnetic waves carry the signal instead of a wire. Theses waves are low-powered and transmit data between devices. However, from what cites.illinios.edu says about wireless technology, it is still similar to wired technology. This is what the site had to say: "You have a piece of hardware, a method of transmission, and connections on both ends that transform data from human-intelligible to transportable and back." Another major issue is the range of transmission, which can easily be noticed by when someone is miles away from a receiver and can't keep a connection.

Benefits

The value of a business can be a complicated calculation. Obviously a business wants to save money, but productivity, efficiency, job satisfaction, and customer service also play a huge role. This has made for wireless technology to become a critical element for any business. AT&T company has created a study showing that roughly 65 percent of businesses do not think they could survive unless they had wireless technology.

Starting with in the office, Wi-Fi technology can save a company tons of money just from the installation costs. Wires will no longer have to be run physically throughout the office. It helps out especially when employees need to walk around the building and stay connected to software through their portable devices. A specific wireless technology that has helped is Bluetooth. It's used to transfer information between computers and cell phones.

Wireless technology has also helped companies be able to utilize mobilizing workers. A mobile personnel has been created through wireless technology such as laptops, cell phones, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It has made it where companies aren't forced to stay in a the business but can work from any place with a connection.

Next, GPS is another wireless technology that has innovated the way small companies function. This has provided companies a way to find the quickest, most efficient route as well as track vehicles. This will allow the company to save time on gas money on choosing the fastest route as well as keeping an eye on employees if there was any question as to where they went.

Probably what a business would consider to be the best benefit for businesses from wireless technology is the use of smart phones. Smart phones have all the benefits of cell phones plus the added benefit of an employee being able to easily access the Internet. They can also sync their phone to their email and calendar as well, helping them be up to date with all that is going on with the company. This also allows them to swiftly respond to their customers.

Conclusion

As it has been noted, technology has significantly helped business form into what they are today. Through innovations of Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless technologies businesses have been able to reduce on costs and profit. From here, it only seems fitting that these technologies will continue to change the way businesses are run in a positive manner.

Works Cited

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http://www.itworldcanada.com/

http://www.techopedia.com/definition/5570/telecommunications

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Analog_vs_Digital

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-using-telecommunication-systems-ebusiness-18864.html

http://www.internetsociety.org/internet/what-internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet

http://wordinfo.info/unit/4003/s:technology

https://www.cites.illinois.edu/101/wireless101.html

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http://www.futuretimeline.net

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