Portable Computers:
The Early Days
Mobile Phone Processor Power Today Compares to Desktop PCs of the 90s
Mobile Phone Storage
Today Compares
to Desktop PCs of the 1990’s
2004 Camera Phone Resolution Exceeds 2001 Digital Cameras
Yesterday’s Products = Today’s Features?
Computers for the next decades?
Internet: From Humble Beginnings in 1969 ….
Internet: … to a global communications network in 2007
Wireless Communication:
Cellular Networks Today
Wireless Communication:
Cellular Networks Tomorrow
Evolution of Cellular Networks
Wireless networks in comparison to fixed networks
Typical application: road traffic
The Holy Grail: Universal Broadband Access
Wireless systems:
overview of the development
Universal Broadband Access: Higher Bandwidth
Complementary access solutions for different mobility needs
Wireless access technologies: No uniform standard (similar to Ethernet) in sight
Overlay Networks - the global goal
Key features of future mobile and wireless networks