SYARAHAN PERDANA 2011 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY: CAN WE LIVE WITHOUT IT? i ii SYARAHAN PERDANA 2011 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY: CAN WE LIVE WITHOUT IT? AYOB JOHARI 2011 iii PENGENALAN Majlis Syarahan Perdana adalah satu sesi pemidato yang disampaikan oleh seseorang profesor untuk berkongsi ilmu, pengalaman dan dapatan yang beliau perolehi sepanjang kerjaya akademik beliau. Sesi ini memperlihatkan kesarjanaan seseorang Profesor dalam menyampaikan syarahan dalam kepakaran beliau. Di antara objektif penting Syarahan Perdana adalah untuk: i. Memperlihatkan kesarjanaan seseorang profesor ii. Memberi ruang kepada professor untuk berkongsi ilmu iii. Memberi motivasi kepada staf akademik muda (junior) © Penerbit UTHM First Edition 2011 All Rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the Publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing—in—Publication Data Ayob Johari Wireless technology : can we live without it? Ayob Johari. (Syarahan perdana 2011) ISBN 978-967-5457-53-1 Wireless communication systems—Malaysia. 2. Communication And technology—Malaysia. 3. Speeches, addresses, etc. I. Title. II. Series. 621.38209595 Terbitan : Pejabat Penerbit Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat Johor Darul Ta’zim Tel : 07-453 7454 / 7452 Faks : 07-453 6145 Laman Web : penerbit.uthm.edu.my E-mel :
[email protected] iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my sincere appreciation and thank to the top management of the university for giving me this opportunity in sharing knowledge of wireless technology to all especially to members of staff of non-engineering background.