البته وای مکس پدیده خیلی نویی نیست و چندسالی است که در مورد ان مطالب متنوعی منتشر شده است. اما شاید بتوان روز گذشته یعنی ۸ اکتبر ۲۰۰۸ را روز مهمی برای وای مکس قلمداد کرد. دیروز پروژه وایمکس اسپرینت رسما شروع بکار کرد. اسپرینت یکی از بزرگترین تامین کنندگان خدمات موبایلی (اپراتور) در سطح امریکاست. این پروژه به نام XOHM می باشد ( که زووم خوانده می شود.) فعلا این امکان فقط در منطقه بالتیمور از کشور امریکا در دسترس است و قرار است بزودی به دیگر نقاط امریکا گسترش یابد:

XOHM, Intel and WiMAX Partners Celebrate New 4G Broadband Era in Baltimore.

بنظرم یکی از دلایل مهم موفقیت احتمالی وایمکس در اینده حمایت و پشتیبانی عظیمی است که اینتل از ان بعمل می اورد. به همین دلیل با این که پدیده موبایل پرسرعت mobile broadband تاکنون تکنولوژیهای متعددی را به خود دیده است اما بنظرم وایمکس شانس بیشتری برای موفقیت در این  قسمت از بازار دارد. نسل چهارم موبایل  یا  4G روزهای خوبی را شاهد است.

تاکنون کاربران وایمکس می توانستند با اضافه کردن یک WiMax card به لپ تاپهای خود از امکانات وایمکس استفاده کنند. اما نسل جدید لپ تاپها در راهند. لپ تاپهای جدید بسیاری تولید شده اند  و می شوند که بصورت پیش فرض امکانات وایمکس را در خود دارند. اکنون شما می توانید این لپ تاپها را بیابید: ایسر ایسوس لنوو /  توشیبا ٬ و حتی در نمونه های اخیر نتبوک های ایسر . پس احتمالا نوت بوکها و نتبوکهای اینده همگان می توانند از نعمت وجود وایمکس در ساختار خود بهره ببرند.

مدتی قبل در جایی خواندم که اینتل قصد دارد وایمکس را در داخل یک پلتفرم نوت بوکی جدید بگنجاند- پلتفرمی معادل سنترینو فعلی.  دور از ذهن نیست که بسیاری از نوت بوکها و نتبوکهای اینده – که طبعا از تراشه های اینتل در ساختار خود استفاده می کنند- از همین پلتفرم پشتیبانی کنند و طبعا وایمکس را در ساختار خود بگنجانند.

واکنش دنیای موبایل چیست؟ همانگونه که نسل سوم 3g مسیر خود را به خوبی در موبایلها باز کرده است (بخصوص بعد از ارایه ایفون جدید) نسل چهارم نیز دیر یا زود بدان راه خواهد یافت. تنها نکته مهم بحث قیمت خدمات است. احتمالا دیدن ایفونی که از 4g پشتیبانی می کند باید بسیار جذاب باشد.

توضیح واضحات است اگر بگوییم کماکان این تکنولوژیها برای کاربران داخل ایران حکم داستانهای علمی تخیلی را دارند.

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پی نوشت: در شایعات این روزها امده است که اپل  نیز در حال ارایه نتبوک خود است.

منبع

La red WiMax de Sprint se llamara XOHM-WiMax y tendra velocidades de subida y de bajada muy similares a la de las actuales redes 3G o la de cualquier conexion de banda ancha(2-4 MBPS de subida y 1-2MBPS de bajada). En un principio se lanzaran dos planes uno que sustituye a una conexion ADSL normal de casa y que necesita un router para su funcionamiento y el otro que pretende competir con las redes 3G y el cual permitira conectarse en cualquier lugar, este plan esta diseñado especialmente para usuarios con notebooks ademas de una tercera opcion que combina los dos planes. Este es el comienzo de la expansion en el uso de este tipo de redes esperamos llegen pronto a Latinoamerica y España para poder probar este nuevo formato

DEJA TUS COMENTARIOS Y VISITANOS, TUESCAPE TU RACION DIARIA DE TECNOLOGIA

Gracias a los ciurcuitos integrados se ha logrado un gran avance en la tecnologia y al crecimiento de las PC, telefonos moviles y dispositivos Wi-Fi. Para WIMAX existen varios conjuntos de chips cada uno con una función en especial. Las antenas de los dispositivos WIMAX reciben una señal transmitida de la estación WIMAX. Junto con varios filtros y conjuntos de amplificadores de señal (PA), la antena emite una señal a un chip especializados del dispositivo llamado Circuito Integrado de Radio Frecuencia (RFCI =Radio Frecuency Circuit Integrated). Un chip RFCI contiene un transceptor inalámbrico construido como un circuito integrado. Los RFCI reciben una señal que es transmitida a frecuencias de por ejemplo (700Mhz,  2.5Ghz, 3.5Ghz) y convierte la señal a una frecuencia más baja llamada "baseband". Los RFIC pueden cubrir un rango de frecuencia y los diseños elegantes pueden tener soporte con una sola RFCI de multibandas WIMAX.

La segunda clave de los chips WIMAX es la baseband de los dispositivos, el cerebro del sistema. El chip baseband recibe la señal convertida de los RFCI. El chip demodula la señal recibida e interpreta para extraer la información de los bit de ruido. Cada tecnologia inalámbrica (Wi-Fi, GSM, WIMAX, CDMA) tiene su propia capa fisica (PHY =Physical Layer)  y MAC (Media Access Controller). Un chip WIMAX Mobile por ejemplo esta optimizado para el estandar 802.16e PHY/MAC toma los bits de información recibida y los coloca dentro de los datos/aplicaciones como voz, video y datos.

Cuando un dispositivo inalámbrico transmite, la aplicación se convierte en bit de información en el chip baseband, procesado por el PHY/MAC, emitido a la frecuencia base para que el RFCI la convierta a una frencuencias más alta y sea pasada a través de los amplificadores de señal (PA) y filtrado a las antenas.

El logro del performance de los RFCI y de los BB chips, así como el diseño y el embalaje es un arte que debe estar balanceado con el performance de los RFCI, el poder, tamaño, el costo integran el diseño de los RF y la base del silicio son integrados para crear productos optimizados.

Los dispositivos inalámbricos pueden tener adicionalmente circuitos integrados incluyendo aplicaciones como video, procesador, memoria y administración de poder del chip.

Referencia: wimaxday

Among others, I also spoke on new business models in wireless space, representing CellStrat. Though the attendees for this topic were very very less with a total of about just 10-15 peoplefrom close to 100+ . But it was appreciated quiet a lot as these were the only people who were either working in mobile space on these models for their clients abroad or would like to include them in their businesses in India.

Overall, the technology presentations or the one in tech space were quiet good.

Recently,  Mozilla  launched Geode,  a plug-in for the Firefox browser that allows you to be located as long as you are online.   It's pretty cool.   It brings us one step closer to the vision of location based service.

I tried out the Food Finder demo which will find available restaurants or cafe around you.   It actually works.

In the future,  with the adoption of mobile internet devices and WiMAX,  people will be connected to the internet all the time, just like how people are always connected to the mobile phone network today.    Location based technologies will allow people to receive services in ways that were not possible before, and companies who can figure out how to leverage on this technology will increase their competitive advantage over competitors.

It is also important for the sales and marketing professionals to get familiar with this technology because this technology will add to their arsenal of tools as well as change how they will reach their potential customers.

Obviously, this will raise privacy concerns.    There are steps taken to ensure that consumers do not get constant SPAMs due to this technology.   Consumers must opt-in to receive messages or services rather than being inundated by unsolicited messages.

Kudos to Mozilla for bringing this technology to Firefox !

โทรศัพท์เคลื่อนที่ที่รองรับระบบ WiMAX ซึ่งมีใช้ในเครือข่ายของระบบโทรศัพท์รัสเซีย (Yota)

spec คร่าวๆก็ :

• 3.8" 800×480 WVGA LCD
• GSM+WiMAX
• 802.11g WiFi
• Bluetooth 2.0

เท่าที่เปิดๆดู ไม่เห็นมีที่ไหนบอกราคาไว้เลย... เห็นว่าตัวนี้ต่อมาจาก HTC Touch HD

เห็น HTC มีตัวน่าตาน่ารักน่าสนหลายตัว อยากได้ไว้ในครอบครองสักตัว... (แต่งบไม่เอ้อ...เฮ้อ!)

ที่มา : http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/10/10/htc-t8290-with-wimax-surfaces/

]]> http://flamaster.wordpress.com/?p=400 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:07:40 +0000 flamaster http://flamaster.tr.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/asus-has-also-notebooks-with-wimax/ ASUS launches sales of portable computers with support for WiMAX broadband wireless networks. In some stores are already available one of the first models: M50Vm-A1WM, which was equipped with a 2.26GHz processor Core 2 Duo P8400, 4GB memory and 250GB hard drive housing data. Responsible for the graphics card while the GeForce 9600M GS with 1GB memory, and own 15.4 "matrix for a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. Which cost about U.S. $ 1,400 notebook is a prelude to further similar proposals for the company ASUS. Interestingly portable computers of this type occur when the noise around technology WiMAX slightly

So the real question is, how fast is this new technology?  Recent test in Baltimore, MD have shown a top download speed of 3.05 Mbps.  By comparison, the average top speed for DSL and cable is 768 kbps and 1.5 Mbps respectively.  As you can see, WiMax offers speeds that even standard wired broadband can't match.  Now how about speeds compared to high speed 3G networks that cell phones run on?  When compared to a 3G EVDO Verizon Connection, we find that the EVDO connection yielded a top speed of 1.43 Mbps.  This test was carried out in an area in which both the WiMax and the EVDO signals were strong.

Unfortunately, a new wireless standard means new wireless hardware.  An initial investment of devices that can connect to the Xohm network is required, but Sprint seems to offer a decent selection of devices.  For those wanting to invest in a new platform, there are currently laptops and mobile devices that have integrated WiMax cards that do not require additional purchasing of equipment.  For those who prefer to save a buck or two and use their existing equipment, Sprint doesn't leave you out of the loop.  Featuring data cards and modems, you will be able to use your existing computer equipment with this exciting, new mobile connection.

As a person that will be hunting for a job and a place to live in the next 2-3 years, WiMax is particularly attractive.  Most of the computer and security industry is based in the Metro D.C. area where the Xohm network is based.  Instead of me having to pay for a cable or DSL line for a future home, I can invest in a WiMax Modem that relays the Xohm connection throughout my home.  I can even attach devices directly to the modem for a hard-wired solution.  Because WiMax is completely mobile, I can leave my house and surf the internet across the D.C. area without having to rely on few-and-far-between Wi-Fi networks.  Sprint recognizes that people want this kind of flexibility, so they offer a bunch of plans to suit many people.

Stories have popped up all over the internet about companies rolling out WiMax networks.  Competition generally yields savings for consumers as well as the ability to choose which company works best for you.  A problem that WiMax will attempt to address is supplying affordable internet for rural residents.  Currently, rural citizens must drudge upon 56k lines or expensive and unreliable satellite internet.  It is my hope that WiMax can free rural residents from the bondage of old and rusty internet connections.

Some of you know that this blog features stories about computer security.  As WiMax gains popularity, I'll be researching the security of the system and reporting back to you. Hopefully I'll get the chance to use the Xohm network in action when I return from University to Virginia.  The Sprint headquarters is located pretty close to where I live so there is a good chance that I'll be able to do so.

Links:

1. How it works
2. See if there is service in your area
3. Find out about the services
4. Xohm Security
5. Xohm Contact Info

Lenovo is on hand showing of its five laptops designed for Sprint's WiMAX network, including the super-sleek x300 that competes with the MacBook Air. David Critchley, worldwide segment manager with Lenovo, said the x300 was supposed to launch last spring with WiMAX inside, but Sprint's delays nixed that plan. Critchley expected that Lenovo would have the most WiMAX enabled products ready to launch today, in part because it had been preparing for WiMAX for so long, enabling it to get hardware ready in time for testing. He called Sprint's testing pipeline "narrow," and expected others to only have one or two devices ready for launch.

Wait. Testing? This is supposed to be an open network ready for any device. Now I'm worried that Sprint's approval process will keep WiMAX from becoming as popular as Wi-Fi. Isn't that how Verizon is supposedly going to keep its network from becoming entirely open? Maybe it's the difference in operating on unlicensed spectrum as Wi-Fi does, or licensed as WiMAX does, but getting as many devices as possible on the network will be key for WiMAX success.

A bottleneck caused by Sprint's testing isn't going to help grow the number of gadgets and consumer awareness rapidly. As an executive over at Motorola told me, WiMAX is likely to win out when (a) it's seamless and easy for consumers to access and (b) carriers make it easy for WiMAX devices to hop on and off their networks. An approval process makes both less likely, especially if it moves slowly.

XO Communications : has a broadband VOIP service platform for corporate clients and uses BroadSoft platform. BroadSoft Platform allows SPs like XO launch service quickly and allow the configuration capabilities needed for an enterprise grade launch. According to XO Director of Product Management Nicola Jackson, feature packaging capability in the BroadSoft software was critical part of the successful launch.

TowerStream CEO Jeff Thompson participated in the panel "Service Provider of Tomorrow" and spoke about their Fixed WIMAX services and how launch of XOHM network by Sprint has validated the business case for WiMAX and has attracted the desired visibility from ecosystem partners to embed WiMAX in more devices and services. Jeff mentioned TowerStream mentioned by maintaining extreme focus on WiMAX services and not getting into VOIP or storage periphery services.

Tellabs was the lead sponsor for Telephony Live 2008 and presented a very interested use case on Latin American IP service provider Diveo. Diveo has launched a full IP MPLS compatible VPN service for business customers in South American nations. Diveo has 1500 customers including the Brazilian energy giant PetroBras and several financial majors in that part of the world. Tellabs exec mentioned that they are letting the core of the network continue to be an ATM/Frame Relay to allow the businesses to leverage existing investments. MPLS and IP functionality is being introduced on the edge to provide QOS and policy management functions.

The founder of NextGen Marketing group illustrated the success of one of their startup clients Sojern, Inc which has created an innovative business model of printing local advertising on internet boarding passes of various airline customers. The local advertising prints ad and event information based on the destination of the customer or flight layovers. NextGen Marketing Group is the "virtual Chief Marketing Office" where they provide strategy and marketing services in an outsourced manner to firms large and small. NextGen customers include Sojern, AirCell and NextGain.

City of Chicago CIO Hardik Bhatt mentioned how the city is tracking the city workers around the city and advising them on energy usage and route optimization. The city has an innovative IT dept and has introduced Mobile Asset Tracking and 311 VAS services. Unfortunately, state the city CIO, broadband is still not universal and 25-50% from low income families have no internet access limiting the scope of internet based services.

Ben Shin, VP Product Management of Sprint's XOHM business unit mentions that it is not always about technology. Technology must address social needs and social concerns and also make things easy for consumers. XOHM is an all IP service with no service contracts and open ecosystem to encourage developers and partners to develop products and services for this environment. XOHM DayPass cost just $10 and provides all you can eat access for one day.

All participants agreed that future of communication lies in things like content, Location-Based offerings, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Gaming, Business Process Outsourcing etc. There are 250 apps produced for Facebook every day and this shows an open developer friendly internet can attract scores of developers to develop innovative apps. Same environment needs to be encouraged in the mobile space to achieve similar growth patterns. Many participants agreed that devices like iPhone and Android will shift balance of power to content, internet and application firms from the typical service providers.

Empresas, como  a Nokia (N810) e outras já começam a informar sobre os próximos lançamentos no mercado, de seus celulares com capacidade de conexão pelas redes sem fio de longo alcance, através de frequências na faixa de micro ondas, o WiMax.

Informações deste aparelho estão disponíveis no site do fabricante.

Pelo visto, em curto espaço de tempo, teremos uma grande mudança na tecnologia e acesso das redes sem fio, termonando o problema de pequeno alcance e outros do genero.

Agora é só esperar, logo esta tecnologia estará entre nós.

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Arnaldo Mefano
Computer Solutions
Prof. Universidade Estácio de Sá

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Posting will be light this week as I’m off enjoying a vacation in Napa Valley.

Until I return to regular posting, here are additional photos from last week’s WiMAX World event. There are floor shots, a photo of WiMAX CPE, Motorola’s common hardware platform that is configurable for both WiMAX and LTE, and the Motorola base station that was used for the WiMAX network in the Smart Home.

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Link del curso: WILAC

Kudos to Editor-in-Chief Carol Wilson, marketing chief Kim Brower, all the editors including Rich Karpinski, Kevin Fitchard, Sarah Reedy, Ed Gubbins and the entire cast of Telephony magazine for doing a stupendous job on what I believe is the second time for this conference. Congratulations Carol and team !! Great job and I look forward to more of these in the future.

First on the panel I participated in :

I was in the panel "Service Gets Personal" along with some other distinguished telecom execs - Nancy Kaplan from SECOR Consulting, Ken King from SAS and David Allred from SezMi, a stellar team of telecom experts from blue chip firms. The panel was moderated by the Chief Editor of Telephony magazine Carol Wilson.

Carol, Nancy, Ken and David - It was a pleasure and I appreciate the opportunity. I whole-heartedly enjoyed the spirited discussion and felt enriched by the keen insights offered.

The topic concerned the implications and importance of service personalization in telecom and mobile offerings. Pretty much all panel members agreed that with brutal competition in telecom industry and commoditization of the old bread and butter voice revenue, service personalization is all but inevitable.

Broadly, service personalization means taking customer demographics, customer's location, customer's permission, customer control etc into account while disbursing relevant services and / or rendering marketing messaging to the customer base. Service personalization allows providers to create new revenue streams, retain existing customers and keep their offerings differentiated and innovative in midst of what is a highly competitive and fast-moving communication services market. The various techniques used to achieve personalization include :

- location - to render location-sensitive mobile advertising, in-proximity marketing or media

- customer demographics from social networks or customer profiles

- customer opt-in permissioning ( as opposed to spamming )

- reviewing customer's past usage history or buying patterns such as used by telco operators to determine what new services should be offered

Interestingly iPhone, the new game-changing mobile phone has shown that mobile web can get 10 times the adoption with the right ecosystem and device support. This has created a race to capitalize on this new channel from all members in the ecosystem. Amid this application, device and media frenzy triggered by mobile web as on an iPhone, personalized services promise to get the customer's attention, thereby creating new revenue streams and brand new players like Apple, Google, Loopt, in the mobile ecosystem.

Business Intelligence firms like SAS are sitting on prime customer intelligence data which can be mined for detecting customer patterns and offering more personalized services. SezMi has a breakthrough internet TV product soon to be launched which promises to bring internet style control to the TV experience. Consulting firms like SECOR and CellStrat stand ready to help CIOs, CTOs and CMOs sort through the service jungle and create viable and compelling solution offerings.

Challenges to service personalization are many, eg privacy concerns including location and data privacy, risk of spam, regulatory hurdles (eg FCC penalizing Comcast on Deep Packet Inspection), device and technology fragmentation (too many devices and standards).

On Telephony Live Conference :

The conference had some great keynote speakers, viz Daniel Kelly (Exec VP, Tellabs), Hardik Bhatt (CIO, City of Chicago), Andrew Lippman (Fellow, MIT Media Lab), Jeong Kim (President of Bell Labs). All offered immense insight into the future of communications and the role of communications industry in modern society. Hardik Bhatt presented some interesting use cases from the way the City of Chicago is using communication services and technology to enhance the lives of city dwellers. Andrew Lippman offered some really insightful advice on how it is about "We, not Me" anymore. Essentially he sought to convey that one must always think of social aspect rather than individualistic service (I don't believe this conflicts with service personalization before as some might suggest, we are on two different planes here). Jeong Kim discussed innovation and its role in modern world and how innovation has a slightly different perspective in research and industry circles.

There were many other panel discussions with some excellent industry thought leaders and executives. All in all, a great and enriching experience for all and me in particular.

Carol and team - Awesome job. Look forward to other events like this from the Telephony team.

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Sembrano in linea anche queste con le "alici" di telecom con minime differenze, peccato... speravo anche in qualcosa sotto la soglia fatidica dei 20euro. Magari più in la, forse...

The trade group representing Blu-ray discs said "sell-in indicators" were pointing to a strong holiday sales season for the Blu-ray products. Movie titles in the new HD format are selling four times greater than a year ago, according to the Blu-ray Disc Association. Pocket-lint.co.uk (10/8)

Notebook PCs with WiMAX capability built into the machines will hit the market in short order as Lenovo Toshiba, Acer and Asus all announced immediate plans Wednesday to sell laptops compatible with Sprint Nextel's new Xohm network. Sprint seems to be placing the embedded laptop at the core of its distribution plans: Four more computer makers said they would follow suit as Sprint predicts a total of 20 models will be available by year-end. Telephony Online (10/8) , American City Business Journals/Kansas City, Mo. (10/8)

You can read the full story here.

Wireless Broadband and the Standards Governing It - Architecting the Network to Fit the Business Model - Strategic Planning of Spectrum and Services - Setting Up Physical Infrastructure - Strategies for Successful Deployment of Physical Infrastructures - Beyond Access - Service Deployments over Public Wireless MANs - Network Management and OSS - Network Security

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Life and work continue on the east coast, even while I’m off gallivanting around northern California. Baltimore played host this afternoon to an official Xohm press event, and friends on the ground sent back their notes from the celebration. Speakers included Barry West, CTO and president of Xohm, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse, and EVP Sean Maloney from Intel. There was a symbolic “cutting the cord” (to the Internet) ceremony, and then attendees got to experience live Xohm service from water taxis, a WiMAX-enabled home, and on the go in the Fells Point neighborhood.

From a Motorola executive attending the event:

As West explained, this new Xohm service is not just another network; it’s the dawning of 4G. It’s about having the Internet where you are, and being able to offer it to customers at an affordable price. And, it’s about an ecosystem of infrastructure; device and chipset manufacturers that have helped bring this new technology to market. In fact, Xohm has devices from several manufacturers available now for use on its Baltimore network. PCs with Intel Centrino 2 processor technology and embedded WiMAX are set to begin shipping in the US this quarter and will be ready to connect to Sprint’s Xohm network where it is available.

Among companies in the Xohm WiMAX ecosystem is Motorola, a leading provider of WiMAX solutions world wide, that is working with Xohm to build its Chicago network. Just last week at WiMAX World 2008, Motorola announced that its WiMAX infrastructure has passed network acceptance tests vital to the provision of mobile broadband service to residents and businesses in Chicago. And, in Chicago, guests at Motorola’s event at the Smart Home were able to experience the live pre-commercial Xohm network. In addition to WiMAX infrastructure, Motorola also offers a range of WiMAX-enable CPE, including its new USBw 100.

So what’s next? WiMAX watchers are eagerly awaiting the launch of the new Clearwire and service in other Xohm markets, like Chicago. For now, Baltimore residents are the first in the U.S. to experience Xohm’s untethered, high-speed access to the Internet whether at home or on the go.

Although again, I’m not an average or typical user, here are some examples.  I’m typing on a wireless keyboard and using a wireless mouse that both use Bluetooth to talk to my computer.  My computer is using WiFi to stream music and photos to my TV as well as pulling files from my server and sending pages to my laser printer in the basement.  My cell phone is of course, wireless and I can call, text, and browse, practically anywhere.  My toothbrush charges wirelessly using induction. My car key uses RF to unlock doors. My many remotes all use infrared light to talk to their respective devices. I have an RFID card in my wallet that allows me into a building.

So many devices and processes have become untethered that wireless communication is taken somewhat for granted now. I want to highlight a few technologies that are upcoming that could add to our wire-free utopia and shift the status quo a bit.

RFID, or ‘ Radio Frequency Identification’ is a technology that uses a powered reader and an unpowered chip or tag to communicate small amounts of data wirelessly.  RFID could be considered fully adopted as far as its applications in stock and inventory tracking, and shipping/asset management.  Wal-mart uses RFID to track all of its inventory and stock.  A label is applied to the box, the label contains the information needed such that when it is scanned or read, the system is aware of how many units, where they came from, if they arrived on time etc.

RFID is well suited to these applications.  However, there are always those that want to push the limits of new technology and early adoption.  A fantastic example would be the few brave individuals who have had small RFID chips implanted into their bodies.  With a bit of innovation and some lines of code, doors automatically unlock, computers wake upon arrival, and lights dim and brighten upon entering a room.  If RFID security can be improved and money is put towards developing more practical uses, I think that this is one technology people will NOTICE as being adopted or becoming mainstream in our lives.

WUSB, or Wireless Universal Serial Bus is exactly what it sounds like.  A wireless and backwards-compatible standard that should take many of the devices we use everyday via regular, old, vanilla, plugged-in USB, cable free. If WUSB ever sees mainstream adoption, we could see this technology built into everything and used everywhere with little or no configuration or setup.  WUSB is somewhat similar to Bluetooth technologies, but range, data throughput, and presumably, setup and configuration will all be superior.

WiMAX, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (no one calls it that) in simple terms is WiFi on steroids, and this technology, is coming. Soon.  WiMAX has numerous mega-beneficial applications and things are going to get super awesome, super quickly when we see North American buildouts of WiMAX networks.  It’s a pretty simple concept really.  It’s just a wireless standard, like WiFi, except you get TEN (holy shit) kilometers out of it.  Not the 100-meters-if-there-arent-any-walls like your home network.  Even at the outskirts of the signal range, users should see 10 Mbits/second down. That’s around 1.1 megabytes a second, Or Shaws High-speed cable internet connection, or a regular MP3 file in about 3 seconds.  From 10 KM out.  Not bad.

WiMAX is highly efficient for what it does and the reach, given the speeds attainable, is unheard of.  For a simple example, Lethbridge covers around 130 square KM.  a Wimax signal covers around 315 square KM.  One tower could serve every Lethbridge resident (if Lethbridge’s population was distributed cyclically).  Or for another example, imagine getting the Internet speeds you get at home, anywhere in the city.

Lastly, INDUCTION.  The only downside of all these new wireless devices and standards is that when a device goes wireless, its now dependent on a chemical battery.  Battery technology has lagged WAY behind the technology it supports.  Thankfully, there are some advances being made.  In oversimplified terms, resonant induction is the transmission of electric current through the air in a controllable and safe manner.  The physics guys call it Evanescent Wave Coupling.  Either way, my toothbrush uses this to charge wirelessly.  I drop it in the dock, and without any electrical contacts or anything, it changes a sealed battery inside.  All fine and well, but a couple millimeters is hardly useful.  However, MIT and Intel have both shown way’s to “send” power a couple feet at 40% and 75% efficiency respectively.  We should start to see some great proof-of-concepts for resonant induction in the very near future.

There be changes a’brewing says I.

-Rod

La evolución de la tecnología móvil ha sido imparable en estos últimos diez años: tanto por volumen como por penetración ha superado con notoriedad la revolución que ha supuesto Internet en veinte años. Podemos afirmar por tanto, que la tecnología móvil ha ganado la partida ya que, por ejemplo, en España se ha llegado a hablar en el año 2007 de un 106% en número de líneas por habitante o del 83,3% en móviles por habitante (ver diferencias en este artículo) frente al 63,3% de penetración de Internet. Un asombroso veinte por ciento más...

Pero en este negocio las Operadoras móviles deben renovar su modelo de ingresos para obtener nuevos alicientes en el ya saturado mercado móvil de España. Si bien es cierto que la situación económica mundial es delicada a consecuencia de la alta especulación de derivados de hipotecas subprime,  las Operadoras móviles son literalmente empujadas al cambio por las Operadoras tradicionales que llevan años de ventaja en el cambio de modelo de negocio, pues tienen experiencia en pasar de facturaciones por tiempo y/o por volumen a facturaciones planas con conceptos fijos (por ejemplo, las ofertas planas de telefonía fija, ADSL, TV y  llamadas).

En todo caso, nuevamente la oportunidad viene de la mano de la tecnología. Si el ADSL fue la panacea universal para los Operadores tradicionales que pudieron cambiar su modelo de ingresos de voz a datos, la inclusión de la transmisión de datos de alta velocidad (HSDPA) en los terminales móviles les ofrece una segunda juventud a estas Operadoras. Y con la (deseada) conectividad con tarifas planas asequibles, que a nivel comercial empizan a consolidarse, va a suponer la Segunda Revolución esperada en el mundo móvil.

Hace unos días leía un artículo catastrofista que hacía referencia a la muerte de las conexiones WiFi y del impulso de la tecnología 3G por parte de las Operadoras. Bien es cierto que WiFi, concebido para redes locales, es caro de mantener y de extender a nivel global (nada parecido a WiMax, concebido para otros usos), pero si, según la CMT, el 10% de la navegación por Banda Ancha en España corresponde a navegación Móvil, podemos pensar que estamos al final del principio de la 2ª revolución móvil.

Altamente interesante, veremos como evoluciona...

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