Abstract :
Economic forces and physical laws are driving the growth of a new wireless infrastructure that will become as ubiquitous as lighting and power infrastructures are today. Short-range wireless (SRW) offers the highest bandwidths at the lowest power levels, in the most crowded spaces, for the most users. With these advantages, the growth of SRW as a new wireless infrastructure seems inevitable. However, SRW will take time to converge on a set of common standards, and a period of business experimentation and consolidation will likely occur as SRW links spread to public venues and private homes
Keywords :
indoor radio; technological forecasting; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; bandwidths; business experimentation; consolidation; economic forces; long-term view; power levels; private homes; public venues; short-range wireless; standards; ubiquitous wireless infrastructure; Bandwidth; Bluetooth; Costs; Energy consumption; Internet; Lifting equipment; Local area networks; Personal digital assistants; Power generation economics; Power system economics;
