The amount of data traffic running over US wireless networks grew 123 percent from 2010 (388 billion MB) to 2011 (866.7 billion MB), according to the CTIA. Carriers have tried to prepare for the change by moving from 3G to 4G networks. But with data rates increasing so rapidly, will there be enough bandwidth to meet future demand? Doubtful!
That's my thought, Paul. If there is a growing demand for wireless data, enterprises will find a way to fulfil it unless it's theoretically or physically impossible.
In this day and age, taking chances on downloading media files that may be in violation of the content's DRM says download at your silly risk. Spotify allows you to not have to worry about the corrupt files. Fas as other media file types go, the downside of beign a cheap movie junkie cheating the content creators perhaps.
"That is one reason why they have been trying to roll out new plans that cap data services."
That will be a really hard step for any service provider as competitors will encash on the limit introduced by the company. The demand is limitless so supply cant shrink in my opinion.
An overwhelming amount of data that flowing in the wireless space belongs to pirated data. Downloading of movies and songs involve a significant percentage of unlicensed stuff. My concern over here is not about anti-piracy issues but the reliability of origins through which these downloads occur. Along with this large amount of entertainment data is flowing viruses and other harmful stuff that is detrimental to the security of private users. A ban or strict restrictions to such stuff may well help bring in control the amount of data in the wireless space thereby cutting costs for carriers.
I may be naive, but I can't help thinking there will be a fix for this, given the value of commerce at stake. Fortunately, it's not my job to figure out what the fix will be.
The dramatic growth of smartphones and recently tablets have helped telcos continue to make money on their wireless services. However moving forward, those numbers will start to shrink and impact these companies' bottom lines. That is one reason why they have been trying to roll out new plans that cap data services. There has been pushback from customers, so going forward it is not clear if or how customer and Wall St. expectations will mesh.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Big-data has become a big point of emphasis for many businesses. While the technology is available to deploy these applications, the needed personnel often is not. As a result, analytic engineers' salaries have blown past the six-figure mark, and hiring these experts has become a challenge for IT managers.
Increasingly, companies are using videoconferencing technology to help employees collaborate with co-workers, partners, and customers. As a result, demand for technicians is rising, and companies are finding it difficult to retain their quality workers.
Software-defined networks, which deliver virtualization functions to enterprise networks, have the potential to dramatically change network design and significantly reduce costs and maintenance.
A recent survey by Endace found that 23% of companies experience some type of network problem daily and another 25% have a serious problem each month. Enterprise networks are still very unreliable and probably will continue to be in the near term.
ITRC found that more than 600 security breaches took place in 2012. Flaws were found in some of the nation's most respected companies: Apple, Citibank, and Wells Fargo. So, it seems the bad guys are doing better than the men in the white hats.
Hundreds of thousands of mobile apps have emerged in a short period of time – and some of these include violent and sexual content. Consequently, the CTIA, an industry consortium of carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, has begun outlining a rating system that will label video game content, in a manner similar to that for movies.
With the number of mobile broadband users more than doubling in 2009, and soon to exceed fixed broadband, the Internet saw a historic transition this year – and the long-term effects are incalculable.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
That's what Larry Page said on Google's earnings call, referring to the conjunction of mobile and the cloud. Well, let's chart it then! We need to be thinking about an Internet where 90% of our traffic goes to 70 destinations within 40 miles of us.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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