Welcome to the Future of Ubiquitous Wireless
Internet
I don't own a landline or wired phone anymore. My mobile
phone works in any country, and the wireless networks
switch automatically, to follow me around. Why should the
internet be any different? In three years from now, it
won't be.
The network in my home is wireless. It's speed is
incredible. I can take my laptop and work from any room,
upstairs, downstairs, on the balcony, or out in the yard.
On my four month road trip around America, every single
hotel and motel I stayed in, had wireless internet access.
So did the coffee shops, lounges and most of the
restaurants.
In the future, I envision that the desk of every student is
a computer. The table in every restaurant is a computer.
You can borrow laptops from libraries, and they are
complimentary while drinking coffee in coffee shops.
Eventually, computers will evolve into "wearable
technology" that allow digital bits to flow to and from
you, as you freely roam about. In that time, we will
command with our voice and point with our eyes.
This voice recognition, along with eye tracking, will let
you look at a picture on the screen and ask, "Who's this?"
Or you could be looking at a word you don't understand and
say, "Computer define." The user interface will slowly
dissolve until it becomes invisible.
So why am I off on this rant about the future? Because of
products like the iPhone and the next generation of visual
devices.
Not just a phone, but a small hand held computer. It's a
video player, camera, GPS unit, map, organizer, instant
messenger, entertainment system, internet access device and
data storage unit all in one.
Add to this, the opening up of the 700 MHz spectrum, and
you get ubiquitous wireless internet. It's everywhere and
it's always on.
Maybe now would be a good time to start poking at Apple's
QuickTime Pro (Mac or PC) and creating some down and dirty
video podcasts. Get funky with H.264 encoding, because
that's where the immediate future lies.
The agricultural revolution took 3,000 years. The
industrial revolution 300 years. The information revolution
took only 30 years. The ubiquitous wireless internet will
take only 3.
My question to you is... will your content be there, with
just in time solutions for people looking for answers.
(Over 1/4 million iPhones have already been sold. Not to
mention the 10's of millions of video iPods, and other
portable video devices.)
Will your content be in multiple formats like audio and
video, to serve the needs of your audience. Will you be
positioned as a thought leader, and branded as the first
video guru in your field.
As I've mentioned before. The field is wide open and there
are no clear leaders as of yet. Where will you be when the
ubiquitous wireless internet arrives? The choice my friend
is up to you. The decisions you make and the actions you
take, starting now.
You Don't Have To Be Great
"You don't have to be great to start. But you do have to
start... to be great. When you believe in yourself and tell
yourself, "I can do it" your confidence, motivation,
determination and energy, will all join together and propel
you towards your goal." ~ Zig Ziglar
