PAN
Personal Area Network
A wireless network among nearby devices. PANs typically span an area of around 30 feet, giving them much less range than WLANs.
See: WLAN
Bluetooth is the most common type of PAN technology.
See: Bluetooth
Last updated Jan 5, 2024 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
