http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html
My article this week focuses on the topic of the FCC potentially opening up new bands of the spectrum for unlicensed wireless. This is mainly due to the fact that TV was recently changed from analog to digital and some space was freed up. The last time unlicensed wireless was opened up we received such innovations as the TV remote, cordless phones, garage door openers, and Wifi; inventions that we can't imagine living without.
While no one is sure what innovations and new products will come about if this spectrum becomes unlicensed, but the talk is that "super Wifi" would probably be feasible. This means that a high rise building, college campus, or even a city would be able to cover their entire area with a wireless signal. Not only would the days of searching for a hotspot be a thing of the past, but there would be other benefits as well. A hospital could monitor the location of all their equipment as well as the vital signs of all their patients. Cities could monitor all their traffic cameras and other equipment from one location. A distribution center would know at anytime the exact count of the inventory in their warehouse and be able to more efficiently track what they receive and ship with the help of RFID tags. A power company could monitor their entire power grid and distribute power more efficiently, with less waste. These are just a few examples that the experts say would be very feasible.
While we can't predict all the innovations and inventions that will follow if this wireless spectrum becomes unlicensed, but we know it will be a game changer. It will connect our lives, society, and businesses even further than we already are now. The possibilities are almost limitless and the opportunities to create spinoff businesses due to this technology or to help existing businesses to use this technology to their advantage will be something that will be key in the future.
Your comments and opinions are right on target. The possibilities are endless and the opportunities limitless. The biggest problem I see with this technology will be to help small business and large to see the potential within the reach. In the beginning, many business will miss seeing the potential that this technology can bring each individual type of business.
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Personally, I can't wait until we are that connected. I think businesses need to have that kind of mind set. Knowing how people search your business online and knowing how you (a.k.a. your business) is perceived virtually, should be something most businesses are familiar with by now. So all you businesses in Baton Rouge, GET A WEBSITE ALREADY!
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