CITY OF TUCSON
“ TUCSON HAS A RICH HISTORY , AND THE PROJECT TO CONNECT OUR CITIZENS AND CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE HAS EVEN INCLUDED NAVIGATING ARCHEOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES ”
COLLIN BOYCE , CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AT CITY OF TUCSON
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LTE AND WI-FI ?
Long Term Evolution or LTE , as it ’ s commonly called , refers to 4G technology or fourth-generation wireless broadband standard . It ’ s a communication standard for data terminals , mobile devices , and smartphones and is being used by the City of Tucson to connect its citizens . The LTE standard offers a highspeed , high-security wireless cellular network . LTE technology tends to have dedicated frequency bands for different applications , which ensures citizens don ’ t have to compete with other technologies
in the same bands , minimising the probability of a lag .
As LTE migrates towards 5G , it ' s expected to revolutionise the future of cellular networks , with not only its extended network capacity and lower latency but also faster response times and greater bandwidth .
Whereas Wi-Fi , as we know , represents a wireless local area network ( LAN ) protocol . A router helps several types of computing devices to connect to the wireless network and send and receive data , including files , audio , and video . The router transmits the wireless signal , which facilitates data communication within a fixed location . mobile-magazine . com 125