Introduction to
Wireless Communications

With all of the advancements that have been made in technology, wireless communications is one aspect that has been making a lot of progress as well. Bluetooth especially is something that a lot of people are starting to use in order to communicate or to transfer files. Bluetooth has been ranging in use from cell phones to cars and a lot more. Communicating wirelessly allows people to communicate without having wires setup everywhere which can be annoying and limit the amount of work that can be done. Using wireless technology is a more efficient way to get work done and a lot more convenient. Bluetooth is wireless technology that has short-range radio technology that helps people complete tasks wirelessly between two devices (Gehrmann, Persson, and Smeets, 2004, pg.3). The purpose of Bluetooth when it was first being researched was that it would be able to exchange information without the need for wires to be attached (Cooke, 2002). It was during the mid 1990s when Ericsson Mobile Communications was working on a project and they figured out how to connect devices wirelessly (Gehrmann, Persson, and Smeets, 2004, pg.3). The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) was founded in 1998 which gave way to Bluetooth technology (Gehrmann, Persson, and Smeets, 2004, pg.3). Bluetooth has many benefits and can be very useful in many cases. As with all this new technology though, there are some issues that will arise as there are some with wireless communications regarding security issues as well as a negative impact on society.