Mobile Telecommunication Technologies, Network Security and Internet Services

Question

Differentiate between Radio Link and Microwave in context of wireless communication technologies.

Answer

Radio Link: Data is transmitted outward from the antenna through free space in all directions. It is a Slow means of communication.

Microwave: Data is transmitted based on a line of sight principle, faster than radio communication.

Specifications

Radio 

Microwave

Frequency range(Hz)

3 x 105 to 3 x 1011

3 x 108 to 3 x 1011

Wavelength

103 to 10-3 meters

1 to 10-3 meters

Applications

Mobile,AM/FM radio, television

radar, satellite and space communication

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