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Wireless Everything - Unwiring the World

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Wirelessness and radio technologies have been at the heart of many disruptive businesses and activities. This paper argues that this trend will continue as new research topics and novel ways to use existing techniques have an impact on both business and society. It discusses the fundamental issues of wireless and mobility, and looks beyond today's business environment to highlight potential future disruption. Some (potential) wireless disrupters are examined and the road to 3G cellular radio is discussed. Wirelessness has been coined to describe the spread of radio and mobile technology. The paper further discusses the way more and more people and artefacts will be networked wirelessly as the Internet moves in new directions and generates further disruption in its wake.

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  1. R Mannings
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  2. G Cosier
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Mannings, R., Cosier, G. Wireless Everything - Unwiring the World. BT Technology Journal 19, 65–76 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013782614004

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