communication software

5. LIMITATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN INTERNET WORLD

From the explanation above, we can state that Internet technology provides many tremendous benefits to the world community. The world has become smaller and borderless with the advent of the Internet technology. The communication software performs as a bridge of the electronic communication networks. However, there still have limitations and challenges existing among Internet user in Internet communication system.

One of the limitations was identified is bandwidth and coverage area. There is no difficulty for user lives in urban area or developed countries to get a large and fast bandwidth to access the Internet. But for rural area, user always has difficulties to initiate communication through Internet because of slow traffic or congestion line. Therefore, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and local authorities need to enhance the Internet infrastructure and facilities in the rural area. This is to ensure there are no communication barriers between people in rural area with people in the urban area and also around the world. Hence, the Internet facility improvements will enhance interaction among user through Internet-based communication technology.

Beside that’s, there are a proliferation of mobile devices in the world market, also changed the common Internet technology to the mobile-based network. Despite of as an alternative in faster communication, however the communication through mobile network applications have weaknesses as well as network interference and message delivery may be limited if the file size need to be sent is too large. The network interference especially in Wi-Fi connection will become bigger when many users connected to the Internet simultaneously and maki...

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...raction need either in real time communication or delay-receiving communication. Some examples of communication software include email, instant messaging, Telnet protocol, web and online shopping.

Although there are also some challenges and constraints in the Internet technology and communication software, but many parties such as the internet service provider, application programmer and network administrators is always striving to improve and enhance this Internet technology and their applications. This can be seen where the Internet has experienced numerous revolutions and added features compared to since it had been developed long ago. We can conclude here, the use of this Internet technology in communication is very important and depends on the users themselves how to manage and use it in the right way to ensure a healthy Internet environment can be maintained.