Cellular Network + Comparing Different Networks

 Assalamu Alaikum.

Welcome back!

Today, my topic is about cellular networks and comparing different connections.

But at first, check my other blogs (yes, I call them blogs, if you don't, IDC):

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/network-hardware.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-world-of-technology.html

(If they don't work, just copy paste them in the search bar)

So, let's start!

I think we should begin with cellular networks.

Cellular network is a different type of wireless network. They cover large areas and use very strong signals that smartphones can get from over many kilos (kilometers, I just love to call things in short forms).

Cellular networks use tall towers to send signals over large distances, like, 50 km (which is equal to running about a running track 125 times) but most of the time they tend to reach 5 kms

Mobile phones use cellular networks which allows them to connect almost everywhere, from the top of a mount to the middle of a city. 

 Some cars also use cellular networks. The use of it is to make in-car phones or to download software that it may run, like Google Maps.

Other devices also use cellular networks.

Although cellular networks have plenty of advantages, it has disadvantages as well. They have the same disadvantage as WiFi connections. (Someone called Moon by night asked about the disadvantage of WiFi access point in the prev blog) like costs, security, power and stability. The biggest prob is interference, which means the signals not reaching the devices. This can lead to making devices stop getting connection, or the connection getting very slow.

Now, let's go to comparing different connections.

WiFi, cellular and Ethernet cable (see prev blog) are all different. Each has a different range. Let's go straight into the points:

🧲 Wired: Ethernet cable is wired; WiFi and cellular connections are not.

🧲 Wireless: WiFi and cellular connections are wireless; Ethernet cable is not.

🧲 Range: WiFi range is around 20m, Cellular range is about 5km and Ethernet cable range is 100m.

🧲 Speed: WiFi speed is 300-1000 Mbps*, Cellular speed is 100 Mbps* and Ethernet cable speed is             1000 Mbps*

🧲 No. of devices: WiFi can connect 30 per access point, Cellular can connect between 160 and 1500          and Ethernet cable can connect one device per wire.

🧲 Chance of interference: WiFi has high chances to get interferences, Cellular has some chances of             interferences and Ethernet cable has low chances of getting interference.

* Mbps stands for megabits per second. This unit is used to measure connection speeds.

So, that's all for today! Hope this was useful in any way. If you have any queries or questions, feel free to comment and I will try my best to answer!

Assalamu Alaikum!