Wireless engineering
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Wireless Engineering is the branch of engineering which addresses the design, application, and research of wireless communication systems and technologies.
Overview
Engineers within this field apply principles of engineering to fundamentally solve problematic areas within the wireless communication field.
History
Wireless technologies have skyrocketed since their late 19th Century advancements. With the invention of the FM Radio in 1935, wireless communications have become a concentrated focus of both private and government sectors.
In Education
Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering was the first in the United States to offer a formalized undergraduate degree in such a field, initiated by an Auburn University alumni, Samuel Ginn.[1] [2] The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering divides their wireless engineering program into two areas of applicable study: electrical engineering (pertaining to circuit design, digital signal processing, antenna design, etc.), and software-oriented wireless engineering (communications networks, mobile platform applications, systems software, etc.)[1]
Applications
Wireless engineering contains a wide spectrum of application, most notably cellular networks. The recent popularity of cellular networks has created a vast career demand with a large repository. The popularity has also sparked many wireless innovations, such as increased network capacity, 3G, cryptology and network security technologies.
References
- ^ a b "Wireless Engineering". Career Profiles. Retrieved 2008-10-06. Cite error: The named reference "Auburn University" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Batista, Elisa. "What's Your Major? Cell Phones". Retrieved 2008-10-06.