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24 Aug IT Science & Technology By LevelUp_Admin1 0 Comments 1439 Views Computer-IT-Electronics Table of Contents Understanding DIfferent Generations of Wirelesss Communication Technologies. 3 1) 4G A) LTE B) Voice over LTE (VoLTE) 2) 5G A) Launch of 5G services in India (Oct 2022) B) Standalone vs NON-STANDALONE 5G C)

25 Apr 2026 2 min read

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  Table of Contents

  1. Understanding DIfferent Generations of Wirelesss Communication Technologies. 3

          1)     4G

            A) LTE

            B) Voice over LTE (VoLTE) 

         2)     5G

           A) Launch of 5G services in India (Oct 2022) 

           B) Standalone vs NON-STANDALONE 5G

           C) 5G Spectrum Auction in India (July – Aug 2022)

           D) Challenge of Fiberization ahead of India’s 5G deployment

           E) 5G Spectrum (Low Band, Middle Band and High Band)

           F) Airlines Vs 5G

           G) What is an altimeter?

2. Embedded SIM (e-SIM)

3. Encryption/Decryption – Data Security

            a) Digital Signature

            b) What is E2EE Encryption?

            c) Quantum Cryptography / Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

            d) Quantum Tech Demo by DRDO and IIT Delhi (Feb 2022)

            e) Why banks and NATO are worried about a future ‘Quantum Attack’ (March 2022)

4.  Web 3.0

5.   Block Chain Technology

       a) National Strategy on Blockchain (dec 2021)

       b) Various other initiatives using Blockchain

6.   Crypto Currencies – How do they function

7.    NON-FUNGIBLE TOkens (NFTs) 

8.   Mastodon and Fediserve

       1)     Mastodon

9.    Super COmputers

        1)     Super Computing in India

                c) Param Pravega: India’s most powerful supercomputer

                d) Fastest Supercomputers in India

                e) National Super Computing Mission

10.   Internet of THings and Industrial Revolution 4.0 – Class Discussion

11.    Big Data – Class Discussion

12.   Cloud Computing

13.   FOg Cloud Computing

14.   Edge Computing and Ubiquitous computing – class discussion

15.    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

         1)     Advancements in Machine Learning

                 a) Neural Networks

                 b) Deep Learning

                 c) Deepfakes

                 d) ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer)

16.    Net-Neutrality – class dicussion

17   VoWIFI

18.    VoIP

19.    White Space Internet

20.   WIreless charging (Inductive Charging)

21.    Electronics – Basic Terms

22.   Opto-ELectronics

23.   LED

24.   LASER

25.   LIDAR

26.   Augmented Reality vs Virtual Reality

        A) Augmented Reality

        B) Virtual Reality

27.    Metaverse

28.    Quantum Computing.

           1)     Quantum ENtanglement

           2)     Quantum Computer Simulator

India’s 1st quantum computing tech park to come in Gujarat (Dec 2021)

29.    DNA – Computing – Class Discussion

30.   Blue Tooth Communication

31.   RFID

32.  Near Field Communication

          A) ‘Tap to Pay’ for UPI launched by Google Pay

33.    Free Space Optical COmmunication

34.    Fiber Optics Communication

35.     3-D Printing

36.     Bar Code and QR CODE

           A) QR Code (Quick Response Code) – a type of 2D bar code

           B) BAR Code

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