Businessweek om det framtida trådlösa Internet

Businessweek har en ypperlig artikel om det framtida trådlösa Internet Dagens Internet är fortfarande mycket primitivt, speciellt i den sista kilometern till hushållen. Den här artikeln går igenom de olika nya trådlösa teknologierna som WiMax, Mobile-Fi, ZigBee, och Ultrawideband som alla kommer att revolutionera hur vi kopplar upp oss till Internet.


These technologies will usher in a new era for the wireless Web. They'll work with each other and with traditional telephone networks to let people and machines communicate like never before. People in what have been isolated towns, be it in Ireland or Idaho, will find themselves with blazingly fast Net connections. Zooming down the highway, you'll be able to use a laptop or PDA to check the weather or the traffic a few miles ahead. Back at home, couch potatoes will be able to dish up movies from their PC and transfer them to the flat screen in the living room -- without any wires at all. And tiny wireless sensors will control the lights in skyscrapers, monitor utility meters in suburban neighborhoods, even track toxicity levels in wastewater. This will give rise to the Internet of Things, networks of smart machines that communicate with each other.