Encoded information reading terminal with user-configurable multi-protocol wireless communication interface

An apparatus comprising:

• a terminal;
• and
• a wireless communication interface configured to support at least two wireless communication protocols,
• wherein the apparatus is configured to dynamically select at least one of a wireless communication network, a wireless communication protocol, and a parameter of a wireless communication protocol responsive to a user action.

An apparatus comprising:

• a microprocessor;
• and
• a wireless communication interface configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal or transmitting a second radio signal, the wireless communication interface electrically coupled to at least one of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or a digital-to-analog converter (DAC);
• wherein the microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program or a base-band decoder software program, wherein the base-band encoder software program is configured to produce a first encoded bit stream by performing at least one of the following functions:
• source encoding of a first bit stream, encryption, channel encoding, multiplexing, modulation, frequency spreading, and media access control.