Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Cellular Networking
  • From Survey Maps to Mobile Apps
  • CDMA versus GSM
  • The Meanings of GSM
  • The Meanings of CDMA
  • Generations and Technology Enablers
  • 4G and 5G Technology Concepts
• Ancillary Communications Networks
  • Wireless LANs and PANs
  • Body-Area Networks
  • Near-Field Communication and RFID
  • Machine-to-Machine Communications
  • GPS and Other Location Technologies
• Special-Purpose Mobile-Communications Networks
  • Satellite Telephony
  • Professional Terrestrial Mobile-Radio Technologies

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
  • Urge for Social Interaction
  • Productivity Helpers
  • Infotainment
  • Mobile-Data and Smartphone Use
  • Mobile-Service Penetration in Developing Countries
  • Handset-Replacement Rate
  • Safety and Security
• General Constraints
  • Wireless Trade-Offs
  • Interoperability
  • Availability of Spectrum
  • Patent Litigation
• Competing Technologies
  • Fixed-Line Telephony
  • Fixed-Line Broadband
  • Wi-Fi
  • Multihop and Mesh Networks
• Regulatory Factors
  • Oligopoly
  • Driving-Safety Laws
  • Caps on Roaming and Interoperator Charges
  • Emergency Services
  • Patent Rules
  • Network-Neutrality Regulations
  • Health Effects of Wireless Communications
  • Community Eyesores
  • Utility-Pole Attachment
• Required Resources
  • Credit
  • Network Infrastructure and Operations
  • Wireless Spectrum
• Synergistic Technologies
  • Rechargeable Batteries and Power-Management Systems
  • Solid-State Electronics and MEMS
  • Cloud Computing
  • Distributed Computing
  • Navigation and Maps

Areas to Monitor

• Incremental Versus Revolutionary 5G Deployments
• Base Stations in the Sky
• Disruptive Business Models
• Remote Automation and Driverless Cars
• Ultrareliable Communications
• Edge Computing
• Internet of Things
• Cellular M2M
• Fixed Wireless Broadband
• Unlicensed Spectrum
• Network Automation and Artificial Intelligence
• Adoption of Alternative Technologies

Implications of Commercialization

• The Cut Cord
• Many Connected Devices Per User
• Walled Gardens
• Dumb Pipes and Agnostic Apps
• Victorious Cellcos
• Victorious High-Tech Companies

Opportunities

• Applications
  • Voice
  • Tethering and Connection Sharing
  • Navigation and Location-Based Services
  • Entertainment
  • Commerce, Banking, and Investing
  • Messaging and Social Networking
  • Conferencing and Unified Communications
  • Enterprise and Government
  • Health and Fitness
  • Security and Safety
  • Remote Control
  • Internet of Things
• Business Models
• Value Chains and Value Networks
  • OEMs, Smartphone Brands, and App Developers
  • Infrastructure and Intellectual Property

Updates

Viewpoints Features

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