Title :
From "cellphone" to "remote control on life": how wireless communications will change the way we live over the next 20 years
Author_Institution :
Cambridge Technol. Centre, PA Consulting, Melbourn, UK
Abstract :
Wireless communications might be said to have "come of age", with the number of wireless phones in some countries surpassing the number of fixed phones, and wireless operators having much greater market value than fixed operators. At the same time, many new technologies are about to be introduced including third generation mobile, wireless LANs, BlueTooth-based personal area networks, high speed fixed wireless solutions and more. New services such as mobile access to the Internet, e-commerce from a mobile, video phones and others are being trialled and deployed. With all these developments, the direction that the future will take is not readily apparent. Based on detailed research this paper proposes a future based on the integration of multiple disparate networks.
Keywords :
mobile radio; radio networks; technological forecasting; cellphone; future developments; network integration; remote control on life; wireless communication; wireless phone; Airports; Bluetooth; Cellular phones; Communication system control; Mobile communication; Personal area networks; Portable computers; Web and internet services; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2002 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7246-8
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2002.1011499