Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Wide-Area Networks
  • Migration from 2G to 3G Cellular Networks
  • Back-End Cellular Network Infrastructure
  • Long-Term Evolution
  • New-Generation Broadband-WAN Technologies
  • Narrowband-WAN Technologies
• Wireless Local-Area Networks
  • 802.11 WLANs
  • Technologies for Unlicensed Use of TV White Spaces
  • Fixed-Mobile Convergence Technology
• Short-Range Wireless Links and Personal-Area Networks
  • Bluetooth
  • Ultrawideband
  • ZigBee
• Distributed-Application Architecture
• Terminals

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
  • Mobile-Subscription Penetration in Developing Countries
  • Non-SMS Mobile-Data Use
  • Handset-Replacement Rate
  • Brand Appeal
  • Compelling Applications
  • Usability
  • Communication Cost
• General Constraints
  • Interoperability of Systems
  • Device Availability
  • Dominant Market Incumbents
• Synergistic Technologies
  • Terminal-Device Technology
  • User Interfaces
  • Power Management for Terminal Devices
  • Geolocation Technology
• Competing Technologies
  • Fixed-Line Telephony
  • Fixed-Line Broadband
  • IP Television
  • Wi-Fi
• Required Resources
  • Spectrum Allocation
  • Network Deployment
  • Hardware Availability
• Regulatory Factors
  • Driving-Safety Laws
  • Caps on Roaming Charges
  • Public-Safety Regulations
  • Intellectual-Property Regulations

Areas to Monitor

• Noncellular WANs
• Wi-Fi
• 3.5G and 4G Technologies
• Platform Battles
• Mobile Virtual-Network Operators
• Ultrawideband Technology
• Spectrum Availability
• Security
• Privacy Issues

Implications of Commercialization

• Decrease in Connectivity Costs
• Services by Application Aggregators
• Cellular Carriers' Domination of Data Connectivity
• Innovative Applications with High User Acceptance

Opportunities

• Applications
  • Text Messaging
  • Mobile E-Mail
  • Instant Messaging
  • Mobile Web Access
  • Cellular Connections for Notebook PCs
  • Ringtones
  • Downloads of Music to Cellular Devices
  • Mobile Video
  • Productivity and Enterprise Applications
  • Geolocation
  • Mobile Advertising
  • Mobile Payment
• Business Models
  • 3G Cellular Services
  • Fixed-Mobile Convergence
  • Municipal-Service Partnership

Players

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