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| The Vza |
could someone explain to me the technological advancements in 4G technology and how it impacts the business world... some key points I could maybe turn into a few pgs worth :-)
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| osterzone |
Eh 4G is not really there yet. It'll be bigger next year when Verizon and others launch their LTE networks. Right now Sprint barely has a 4G network (it doesn't even cover NYC).
I guess something you could mention is how faster data speeds on phones is going to allow for more Wi-Fi tethering (which is using your phone as a mobile router by having it beam out an internet signal). Before the technology really wasn't quick enough for that, but now you can take a Wi-Fi iPad, laptop, or whatever in a moving car and get some decent internet access through your "4G" smartphone.
Wi-Fi tethering is also a paid feature on mobile carriers. Sprint right now charges you $30 a month to do it with the EVO 4G. So this means that businesses who want to allow their employees to do Wi-Fi tethering with their company Blackberry or whatever are going to have to pay more for their enterprise cell phone contract. |
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| eyebegod |
| turning your phone into wifi hotspot causes the batter to die in ~1 hour. 4g coverage also takes about 20 seconds for your phone to realize it can connect to 4g, and then another 6 min to connect. Or at least these are the stats for the new google phone, the only 4g phone available now. |
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| Greggy4202k |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Vza
could someone explain to me the technological advancements in 4G technology and how it impacts the business world... some key points I could maybe turn into a few pgs worth :-)
i hate summer IT classes |
To answer your question, there are a few key things about 4G technology that are relevant to business. These are just my thoughts and pardon them if they are strung together randomly, but hopefully they can help you out:
4G will provide high speed data transfer to mobile devices across a really wide area. So, people in rural areas who don't have access to high speed internet will now be connected via their mobile devices, opening up markets that were previously closed. This also means that today's providers of internet connectivity (verizon fios, comcast, etc) will have a whole new set of competitors from the wireless world. Some people will no longer need to have a cell phone bill AND internet/cable tv bill since the service will be redundant, they will be getting all their internet access from their mobile devices.
4G could shape computing for the future as well. As the data transfer speeds increase, the move to mobile devices will grow even larger than it is today. The move to cloud computing will be even more important since most people will not want to store all their data on their devices. Data transfer and storage are going to be the new infrastructure of the internet. Cloud computing already exists and I think will be a megatrend going forward. You are already seeing cloud-hosted software as a service (gmail, new MS office, etc) and this will continue to grow as more and more mobile devices come out.
Mobile Devices are going to get really freaking cool and powerful. The iPad is sick, but when 4G becomes prevalent, there will be a lot more devices for consumers to use, but also business people. And with mobile devices market getting bigger, the companies producing them (and the chips) are only going to grow. Intel, Apple, HP, HTC, Qualcomm, etc. all are going to be fighting for a piece of the market. And there is already discussion of what will happen with mobile device platforms, i.e. Apple vs Google. It's essentially the same thing as 20 years ago Apple vs Microsoft. A closed garden of stuff that just works together vs an open garden where fast innovation rules.
All media will change. We are already seeing this but as mobile devices take over and data transfer rates support streaming media, there will be a shift from the traditional media to online. Newspapers are already seeing this effect, but other outlets will see it too. TV shows, news and movies all will move online but on a pay per subscription basis.
Finally, data security will be a major issue. All the content online will need to be protected from hackers all over the globe. Govts will wage war via the internet to shut down countries communication, power, water, etc. Financial information will need to be protected in case someone wants to "blow it up" and set us all back to zero (think die hard 4)
Hope this gives you a few ideas to write about. |
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| The Vza |
Very helpful both of you. (not eyebegod, I have no use for your commentary, I found it shallow and pedantic)
hahahah if anyone can tell me where I referenced that from I'll be kind of impressed |
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| Drew1127 |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Vza
Very helpful both of you. (not eyebegod, I have no use for your commentary, I found it shallow and pedantic)
hahahah if anyone can tell me where I referenced that from I'll be kind of impressed |
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