Behaviors of sharing message, music, video, and information bring the high demand on broadband connectivity in our modern city. People in office, school, and public areas would like to keep active status and chat with others by the means of connecting to internet, 3G, 4G or LTE services on mobile phones, and any related communicating application programs on personal devices. In this course, students will recognize how the contemporary wireless technologies change our daily life communications. The range covered will include fundamental concepts and history of radio systems, communications, and network. The students will be assessed by case studies, quizzes, and project presentation to demonstrate their newly acquired knowledge. The course distributes an introductory element to enrich students' creativity, knowledge of technology transfer, and personal development.

This course aims to enable students to have a broader understanding of recent wireless technologies in our daily life. The students after taking the course will have the basic comprehension of the science and technologies related to various communication systems including satellite services, global navigation, mobile network, WiFi, RFID, Bluetooth and NFC. The student will learn the impact and influence of wireless technologies and related applications on modern society.

Remark: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in continuous assessment and 30% in the examination.