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ISBN 1-59392-708-8
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28 Pages
June 2005
A summary version of our new Plunkett's Wireless,
RFID & Cellular Industry Almanac. Topics include: 2.5G,
3G Cellular Systems Are Deployed while 4G Is on the Drawing
Board; Wi-Fi Accelerates; MIMO (802.11n) Is the Fast Wireless
Wave of the Near Future; Security Issues Create Wireless
Concerns; Wireless Cities and Municipal Wi-Fi Broadband
Systems; Telcos Dive Into Wi-Fi; WiMAX Extends Far Beyond
Wi-Fi; Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling, Short-Range
Speeds; Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions
of Cell Phones and Personal Devices; New Technologies Combine
Cell Phones with VoIP; RFID Drives Inventory Management
Evolution; Endless Stream of RFID Uses, From Retailing to
Gambling to Transportation; Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Software Combines with Wireless; Self-Check-In, RFID, Wi-Fi
and New Technologies Enhance Airlines and Hotels; Backlash
Against RFID; Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in
Cars: Telematics, ITS and More; Cellular Proliferation and
Consolidation; Cell Phones Evolve into Personal Digital
Appliances; Wireless Devices Become a Fast-Growing Market
for Electronic Games; Music Plays a Major Role in New Cell
Phones; Video Via Cell Phone Takes Off; BlackBerry Use Soars,
but Competition Grows; Cell Phones Are Equipped with Speech-Recognition
Technology; GPS and Location-Based Services Enhance Wireless;
Smart Phones May Take Over From Smart Cards; Indian Market
for Cell Phones Skyrockets.
