Hardware and software that governs data transmission over the air. Following are the wireless protocol definitions in this encyclopedia. See
communications protocol.
Long Range
See
3G,
4G,
5G,
GSM,
CDMA,
communications satellite,
LMDS and
MMDS.
Medium Range
See
Wi-Fi,
802.11af and
802.11ah.
Short Range
See
Bluetooth,
ZigBee,
Z-Wave,
ANT,
wireless high definition and
WPAN.