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Technological Advancements Of The Telecommunications Sector

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1.0 Introduction
We are living in the 21st century, which will be remembered for the fast-paced technology development. A lot of technological advancements took place in this century. Today, the technology is virtually in all sectors especially, a lot of evolution in the Telecommunications Sector. The telecommunications sector comprises many companies that make communication possible on a global scale, whether through the mobile phone, computer or the Internet. It is an important part of our day-to-day life and basically, it saves our time. Similarly, innovation and technology have a big impact on Digital and Electronics sectors and result in every day with new a laptop model, with new laptop’s features like a laptop with new processors, …show more content…

But it is not viable to access the internet while one is traveling by bus or train. Most people still use the tethering or hotspot feature of a smartphone to get online during traveling. It would be so much suitable to have a laptop with 4G connectivity so that one can start accessing the Internet the moment when turning it on. This way of internet connectivity will not drain the battery of a smartphone.

Figure. 2.2 Laptop with 3G SIM card slot

3.0 Concept analysis
The following discussion will show you some advantages and assumptions (Figure 3.1) in formulating this idea of built-in 4G/LTE SIM card slot into the laptops. Further, the following discussion will also show you disadvantages of both concepts. Figure 3.1 Why this Idea of built-in 4G/LTE SIM card slot into the laptops came?

§ Weaknesses of Current WLAN/WWAN concept in a Laptop:
1) Need an additional device to connect the Internet
2) No GPS feature available
3) No video or voice calling feature available (w/o internet)
4) Speed is limited compared to 4G service
5) Laptops having a built-in 3G card slot are very expensive
6) No theft-tracking feature available
7) Nowadays Laptops having SIM-card slots, they support 2G or 3G only not 4G/LTE supported
8) 3G radio consumes a lot more battery

§ Advantages and assumptions of built-in 4G/LTE SIM card slot in a

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