ASSIGNMENT # 3
March 2021
MEDIA REVIEW # 1 (Hardware)
NET 371 – Wireless Communication Networks
Requirement:
Article: https:
www.fiercewireless.com/5g/t-mobile-rent-payments-25-ghz-may-not-be-so-secret
Find an article that relates to wireless / cellular hardware. Try the Chicago Tribune, or any of the telecom or wireless industry trade magazines such as fiercewireless.com, RCR Magazine, or Network World. These magazines all have on-line versions. The article cannot be more than six months old. The article can be on any topic, as long as it relates somehow to wireless communication hardware, as stated above. The article can be from any newspaper, trade magazine, or web site; but the article must not exceed 5 total pages. You will then need to assess the article in the form of a typed (double spaced) by responding to the following questions.
The required format for the pape
assignment is to state the question below, then answer the question as it pertains to your specific article.
Specifications
Give some thought to how you will answer the questions below before you start writing.
It will be easy to see if you’ve put any effort into this assignment.
1. In your own words, paraphrase the central topic of the article. What is the “angle”? Is the article taking a positive or a negative perspective on its topic?
2. Regarding the topic of the article, how is it important to the function and/or development of wireless communications?
3. What segment would the service / technology / equipment benefit more, consumers or businesses (or both)?
4. Name at least one (or more) benefit(s) to the service / equipment / technology. Explain the potential benefits in terms of societal improvements, benefits to consumers in general and benefits to businesses.
5. Name at least one (or more) disadvantages to the service / equipment / technology.
6. List as many applications as you can think of for the device, service, or technology.
7. If you could change the device / service / product or technology in any way, how would you change it?
If the paper does not specifically address the questions above, 10 points will automatically be deducted from the final grade of the assignment.
At a minimum, a reference to the article’s URL (web site location) is required with this assignment. Another option is to copy and paste the article into Microsoft Word and include that document with your assignment submission. In-class students may include a hard copy of the article if they wish. If Assignment #3 is submitted without some form of reference to your source article 10 points will automatically be deducted from the final assignment grade.
Finally, the margins of you paper should not exceed one inch from the top, bottom, and sides.