WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
The wireless version of a LAN (local-area network). WLAN technology provides short-range, high-speed wireless data connections between mobile data devices (such as laptops, PDAs, and phones) and nearby Wi-Fi access points (special hardware connected to a wired network).
WLAN technology is often faster than cellular technologies, but with much shorter range. The equivalent term for cellular is WWAN (Wireless Wide-Area Network).
See: WWAN
Wi-Fi, or 802.11, is the most common WLAN technology.
See: Wi-Fi
