MICROWAVE INTERNET

Introduction

Microwaves are extremely high frequency radio waves. Finding most use in the mobile phones industry, in the kitchen (microwave ovens), Radars (meteorological, airplanes, ships and military), and latest, used as a medium to 'fast' Internet connection.

Optical fibers use tiny glass tubes to propagate information (through light) and it is the current mode of Internet connection that is considered the fastest. Cables interconnect Europe, Asia, America, and Africa.

Shares and currency trading has become the modern day ''land''. One can lose or gain massive 'wealth' through shares and currency trading. The trick about shares and currency trading is buying 'them' when the price is least and sell when the price is higher. That is it, you gain/lose the difference. Here speed is of greatest essence.

Comparison between Optical fiber and Microwave technologies

It is well known that both light and Microwaves are forms of electromagnetic waves. That simply means that they have similarities in their characteristics if not same properties. All Electromagnetic waves travel at a maximum Cosmic speed ( C = 3.0 * 10⁸ m/sec) also known as the speed of light in a vacuum. The only difference between light and microwave is the wavelength whereby light has shorter wavelength compared to Microwaves.

But when it comes to the medium which the two travel, then the speed may have a little difference

which may matter a lot.

• Optical fiber.
  This consists of small glass 'tubings' inside which the light travels. The speed of light in a glass tube is estimated to be 2.0 * 10⁸ m/sec.
• Microwaves.
  Here the medium is air and considering the fact that air can offer more or less no resistance to the microwaves hence the speed is estimated to be higher than 2.0 * 10⁸ m/sec.

Conclusion

Microwave Internet connection can provide a faster connectivity and less response time when it really matters. The preference of using microwaves over optical fibers is justified in high stakes (shares and currency) flash trading, small difference in response time amounts to big earning/losing.