WhatsApp is an application that integrates the world of telematics.
The concept of telematics refers to the combination of computing and communication technology for sending and receiving data. The notion is associated with different techniques, processes, knowledge and devices typical of telecommunications and computing.
What is understood by telematics, therefore, is very broad since it covers the design, analysis and application of all the services and infrastructure that allow processing, storing and transmitting information .
WhatsApp, email and e-commerce
The exchange of messages through applications such as WhatsApp is part of telematics. The person who enters the application from their cell phone (mobile), writes a message and sends it to another user is using telematics.
The same goes for who sends and receives email messages. Suppose that, throughout a work day, the owner of a company exchanges five emails with the marketing manager about a project to be developed. These communications are possible thanks to telematics.
Electronic commerce services (known as e-commerce ), digital television broadcasts, geographic positioning using GPS and tools that allow the development of a distance educational process are also part of the field of telematics.
Telematics experts
People who specialize in these issues can train as telematics technicians or telematics engineers , according to the study plan. This training enables them to work in various areas of telecommunications and network management, for example.
Therefore, both professionals, the technician and the telematics engineer, are prepared to take on a wide range of jobs, and this largely explains the popularity of these careers in many countries.
Telematics encompasses multiple services, products and resources that enable the storage, processing and transmission of information.
Tasks performed by a specialist in the field
That being said, let's look at a list of some of the tasks they can perform:
* When working with LAN, WAN or MAN environments, they must be able to undertake the operation, maintenance, planning, deployment and integration of technologies, among other tasks, whether with wired or wireless-based installations, in private networks or Internet. All this with the purpose of providing data or voice services for a large number of applications of varying complexity;
* supervise, manage and participate in the development and supply of telecommunications systems and equipment, or provide technical assistance if such tasks are carried out by another person;
* given that the formal study of telematics prepares professionals capable of embarking on large-scale work, some telecommunications projects can focus on homes, urbanizations or industrial estates, both in the development and in the deployment and commissioning of large networks;
* design and audit networks. Auditing a network means taking a series of pre-established measures to analyze, study and gather information about it, with the purpose of determining its status to know if it meets the requirements of an organization;
* design, analyze and implement security tools and systems, either for data storage or transmission, and also for access to systems and networks;
* Design applications that are aimed at telematic commerce and administration.
Telematics and computing
These professionals must have certain fundamental computer knowledge , such as the principles of an operating system and the architecture of a computer or server, since they are necessary for most of their tasks.
Likewise, they must master the design, implementation and maintenance of databases , keep in mind the characteristics of each layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack, and be able to program information access devices in a Windows and Unix environment. Despite the breadth of these careers, a clear orientation towards communications stands out.