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The Evolution of the Internet: From Dial-Up to WiMax

Posted in Internet
February 21, 2012

If there is one contribution to society that has really changed and shaped the way that everything from business to leisure time is organized, it has got to be the internet. Merely an idea for scientists and engineers who were used to working with computers that civilians wouldn't have even been able to operate, it grew and developed into something accessible for just about anyone. Now grandmothers routinely view baby pictures through email, moms check up on their children at college through watching their Facebook statuses, and every aspiring band in the world has a blog or a Myspace page, hoping to get their next big break.

One of the most mind-boggling things to think about is that just a decade ago, it was literally impossible to do the things online that can be accomplished now. With a dial-up connection, the idea of a speedy way online was impossible, because unlike with today's' 4G network that allows for instantaneous transfer of large amounts of data, dial-up barely allowed a small photo to be downloaded. In a way, technology has grown with the internet, because only with the advanced speeds has come the ability to build programs and applications that can deliver certain results.

After dial-up came broadband and DSL, both of which were faster thanks to their use of the cable to connect instead of the phone line. This also meant that it was possible to be online and be on the phone at the same time. Teenagers of today, used to their own cell phones and sometimes their own computers, would have truly had a fit in the 1990s, when phone calls would kick you off-line. Many an angry parent lectured their child about missing important calls after those enterprising youngsters figured out how to turn off the incoming calls in the AOL preferences.

While T1 and T3 were bigger steps forward in the amount of data that could be transferred and ushered in a whole new wave of programs and websites built around this fact, it wasn't until wireless internet took over that people finally started to look at the internet and see how incredibly fast it grew. Wireless was particularly important to people because of the notion that it was possible to be online somewhere other than in your office or your home. With wireless, you could move away from the modem and do something else. Whether it was watching movies in bed or simply getting online while lounging poolside on vacation, suddenly the internet had even more possibilities.

After this leap forward, it seemed as though there was nowhere else to go to many regular people, while tech-geeks pored over the options figuring out whether or not WiMax was going to be the VHS or beta max of the 2010s. So far, most people who understand the internet agree that this new form of wireless, which allows a user to simply turn on a computer anywhere and connect to a network configured like that of a cell phone company, where the signal is beamed from towers, has staying power. And with the ability to be truly mobile of course comes the inspiration to create even new applications for computers, whether it's Google having bar codes at businesses to scan or the ability to hold down a steady job even if you are a nomad.

Oswald Melman

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