Siemens IEEE802.11 - Manual (Page 75)

WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt Page 75 © Siemens, 2002
UMTS and Wireless LAN are different.
GSM/GPRS/UMTS
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anytime / everywhere
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voice, realtime messaging
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QoS
n
precious bandwidth
n
carrier grade
n
operator driven
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huge customer base
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high revenues
WLAN IEEE802.11
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sometimes / somewhere
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standard web applications
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best effort
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cheap bandwidth
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corporate technology
n
market driven
n
casual users
n
low revenues