Wi-Fi(TM), Bluetooth(TM), Zigbee(TM) and WiMax(TM)

Today wireless is becoming the leader in communication choices among users. It is not anymore a backup solution for nomadic travellers but really a newmoodnaturallyusedeverywhereevenwhenthewiredcommunicationsare possible. Many technologies evolve then continuously, changing the telecom- munication world. We talk about wireless local area networks (WLANs), wire- less personal area networks (WPANs), wireless metropolitan area networks (WMANs), wireless wide area networks (WWANs), mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and mesh networks. Since we can find today a multitude of wireless technologies we decided to group a numberofcomplementarytechnologiesintoonedocumenttomakeiteasierfor areadertounderstandsomeofthetechnicaldetailsofeachmedia.