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Making light of networking
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07/04/2005
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Communications technology was one of the driving forces behind internet based commerce. In the late 1990s, sellers were desperate for bandwidth in order to support their web based ventures, whilst users were similarly eager to improve their internet experience.
The dot com crash slammed the brakes on the development of communications technology and the industry went through a relatively quiet period. But today, it’s almost like the ‘good old days’ again. And what’s driving communications technology is that networking is moving ever closer to the consumer.
Once the word ‘consumer’ enters any technological discussion, four things become evident: product developers want devices that are faster, smarter, smaller and – above all – cheaper. And you can add lower power consumption to the list. Recently, two leading suppliers of communications hardware have responded to market needs with upgrades to their communications processors.
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Author
Graham Pitcher
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