Communication technologies - Crossword

Clues

1. Network created temporarily between devices without fixed or cabled equipment (5)
2. Connecting a laptop to a smartphone so it can share its mobile data (9)
3. Personal access point created by a phone to share its mobile data (7)
4. Small network linking nearby paired devices such as a phone and laptop (3)
5. Short-range wireless technology used to connect nearby devices and exchange files (9)
6. Location where mobile signal is blocked by hills, valleys or tall buildings (9)
7. Masts, cables and equipment needed to provide network services to an area (14)
8. Amount of data a network can carry, strained when many users stream video (9)
9. Extent of mobile network availability across a particular region or country (8)
10. Signals from nearby moving devices crossing, which weakens a wireless connection (12)
11. Public wireless connection in places such as cafes, which often needs no password to join (8)
12. Scrambling of data so it cannot be read if intercepted on a public network (10)
13. Attack where an unauthorised user on an open network secretly reads data being sent (12)
14. Linking two nearby devices, often with a PIN, before data can be shared (7)
15. Describes a network where extra devices can be added at any time (8)
16. Staff doing their job away from the office, helped by public wireless connections (13)