| The future of the industry is simple. Look at what has | | | | Let’s take this analogy one step further and |
| happened over the last say 2 years.....we have had an | | | | deduce the future of telecommunications. If computing |
| outstanding amount of devices and applications | | | | is embedded in everything and connectivity becomes |
| directed towards being able to connect with others. | | | | everywhere, then we can imagine a world in which |
| If its going to be wireless vs wireline then its wireless | | | | communication devices are less visible and information |
| hands down. But going deeper in to that I will have to | | | | flows less intrusively. |
| say that the future will not be in just cell phones or | | | | If we look at telecommunication, the primary intent has |
| BlackBerry's or the iphone. I think you have to look | | | | been to communicate across a distance. |
| deeper into it, think of a world with readers, tablets etc | | | | From just standalone voice and data communication, |
| ...... but at the same time being able to still connect your | | | | the industry has over the past few years evolved to |
| ever day life into these devices. The industry is | | | | provide communication backbone for multimedia - |
| evolving and a wind of change is coming too. | | | | voice, data, image and video. |
| The telecommunication industry will go to another | | | | To do so the initial battle between, wired (copper and |
| NEW ERA with new high speed data services | | | | optical) and wireless (multiple technologies), cable has |
| enabled by LTE/WiMax/IMS, IP end-to-end. For the | | | | now become a driver for convergence and |
| end-users it will mean more information to exchange, | | | | coexistence. |
| for the operators more money to make, and for the | | | | The business will be driven by the value that is |
| equipment vendors (Infrastructure/handset..) it will mean | | | | available through seamless connectivity. It is very likely |
| more complex equipment to design and deploy. | | | | that connectivity will be taken for granted in fact like |
| Welecome to the information age. | | | | any commodity could become free (see the cost of |
| The ex IBM CEO, Louis Gerstner, was asked once | | | | voice communication going southward). |
| about the future of computing. He gave a very | | | | Different industries like health care (seamless access |
| interesting analogy as a means to answer the | | | | and connectivity for health care), entertainment ( |
| question. He said .... before the invention of the electrical | | | | mobile access to movies, music and games), financial |
| motor, factories used to have steam engine rooms | | | | institutions (secure and mobile access to money |
| outside the plant with shafts connected to the | | | | transactions, shares), manufacturing (seamless access |
| machinery inside. After the invention of the electrical | | | | to the supply chain) would drive telecom technologies |
| motor, all machines have their motors embedded in | | | | and solutions. |
| them. | | | | The requirement of seamless access would vary |
| He said .... in today's world, there are computers | | | | from very small distances (the tele part of |
| everywhere serving specific functions. In the future, he | | | | telecommunication) to across the globe would be |
| predicted, computing capabilities will be embedded in | | | | another driver. |
| everything from clothes and wall paints all the way to | | | | So these are exciting times for any one who can |
| big robots and apparatus. I don't recall if he specifically | | | | create innovative that provide tangible benefits to the |
| mentioned nano technology as the enabler for this | | | | end user who now has access to varied options of |
| evolution. But I believe it is. | | | | multi media connectivity. |