Fixed internet access: Fiber to the home (FTTH) and
Fibre to the business (FTTB):
• Include ADSL and fibre
• Refers to installation and use of
Limitations: fibre cable to a home or
business to provide high-speed
• Lack of portability, requires internet access
line or fibre connection
• Expensive
• May be in an area where
there is no ADSL of fibre Mobile internet access:
coverage
• WIFI – wireless technology
that uses radio waves to
Hotspots: transmit data
• allows devices to connect to the
• A place where a WIFI internet via a router linked to
network has been created so fibre of ADSL internet
that people can connect to connection
the network and through it, • can also let devices
connect to the internet communicate with each other
wirelessly within a small area
• cover an area measured in
meters
• more than one access point can
be installed for better coverage
, WiMAX: 3G and 4G (LTE):
• Worldwide Interoperability for • Cellular network (for mobile
Microwave Access technology)
• An upgrade on WIFI • Service providers such as Cell C, MTN,
Telkom and Vodacom
• More secure wireless networking
technology that allows wireless devices • Offers smartphones and computers
to communicate with one another on a with high-speed internet access
wider area than WIFI
• Can create your own WIFI network by
connecting a device to your
smartphone, called Hotspot
• EDGE is the slower service for internet
connection
Digital Communications:
Social networking sites: Advantages:
• Individuals and organizations • Communicate online instead of in
person, for people who maybe live far
post their comments, likes and
away
dislikes, photos, and interest on
the site for other users to see • Meet people who have the same
interests as you
• Can block people so that they
can’t see your posts • Easy and cost-effective method to
communicate with others
• Examples – Facebook, • Upload photos, receive and send
Instagram, Twitter messages
Disadvantages: Best practices:
• Risk of fraud, theft, stalking or
• Protect your privacy and restrict
harassment
access to different information
• People post or say false information
• Careful who you ‘befriend’
about themselves
• Don’t post damaging, insulting, or
• Loss in productivity
provocative content
• Targeted advertisements
Fibre to the business (FTTB):
• Include ADSL and fibre
• Refers to installation and use of
Limitations: fibre cable to a home or
business to provide high-speed
• Lack of portability, requires internet access
line or fibre connection
• Expensive
• May be in an area where
there is no ADSL of fibre Mobile internet access:
coverage
• WIFI – wireless technology
that uses radio waves to
Hotspots: transmit data
• allows devices to connect to the
• A place where a WIFI internet via a router linked to
network has been created so fibre of ADSL internet
that people can connect to connection
the network and through it, • can also let devices
connect to the internet communicate with each other
wirelessly within a small area
• cover an area measured in
meters
• more than one access point can
be installed for better coverage
, WiMAX: 3G and 4G (LTE):
• Worldwide Interoperability for • Cellular network (for mobile
Microwave Access technology)
• An upgrade on WIFI • Service providers such as Cell C, MTN,
Telkom and Vodacom
• More secure wireless networking
technology that allows wireless devices • Offers smartphones and computers
to communicate with one another on a with high-speed internet access
wider area than WIFI
• Can create your own WIFI network by
connecting a device to your
smartphone, called Hotspot
• EDGE is the slower service for internet
connection
Digital Communications:
Social networking sites: Advantages:
• Individuals and organizations • Communicate online instead of in
person, for people who maybe live far
post their comments, likes and
away
dislikes, photos, and interest on
the site for other users to see • Meet people who have the same
interests as you
• Can block people so that they
can’t see your posts • Easy and cost-effective method to
communicate with others
• Examples – Facebook, • Upload photos, receive and send
Instagram, Twitter messages
Disadvantages: Best practices:
• Risk of fraud, theft, stalking or
• Protect your privacy and restrict
harassment
access to different information
• People post or say false information
• Careful who you ‘befriend’
about themselves
• Don’t post damaging, insulting, or
• Loss in productivity
provocative content
• Targeted advertisements
