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Technology Map Detailed Contents
Importance of the Technology
The Technology in Brief
- Wide-Area Networks
- Migration from 2G to 3G Cellular Networks
- Back-End Cellular Network Infrastructure
- New-Generation Broadband-WAN Technologies
- Narrowband-WAN Technologies
- Wireless Local-Area Networks
- 802.11 WLANs
- Free and Pay-Access Hotspots and Wide-Area Wi-Fi
- 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
Updates
Viewpoints Features
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