CTIA Day 2: An All-Wireless World Requires More Bandwidth
By guest blogger Joe Palladino, Senior Account Executive
With the International CTIA WIRELESS 2010 show in full swing, the floor is buzzing with new uses for wireless technologies and the need for increased bandwidth. Wireless technology has become a component in virtually every industry, and we can clearly see that CTIA is embracing the many verticals finding its new capabilities, efficiencies and revenue streams. Now we just need the bandwidth to handle it all.
The show features panels on everything from wireless health to smart energy and from retail solutions to intelligent transportation. Today, CTIA released semi-annual stats that tell the story of ever-increasing usage, foreshadowing the need for greater bandwidth. For example, wireless data service revenues are up by 25.7 percent, exceeding $22 billion in the last half of 2009.
Cloud computing and mobilizing the enterprise are also hot topics at CTIA, as smartphones often serve as the new laptop computer for traveling professionals. For example, Schwartz client Fiberlink Communications Corporation recently released a technology adoption profile conducted by Forrester that shows 95% of healthcare enterprises rely on smartphones for work.
CTIA Chairman Ralph de la Vega, also the president and CEO of AT&T’s mobile division, addressed mobile broadband, next-generation networks and the need to increase wireless bandwidth. In his keynote speech, de la Vega noted that the FCC is working to increase frequency spectrum, but predicted that we’ll outstrip even the capabilities of the new frequencies in short time. Carriers will need to redouble their efforts to get next-generation networks in place to meet increasing needs as virtually every industry moves toward wireless solutions.
Posted by Doug Russell on March 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM
