Oct
27
2010

1,800 Days Is Not As Far Away As You Think

An article by Navarrow

Five years seem like a long time away, especially in days when everyone seems to be focused on the next election (which is a really important one), or the next football game, or a favorite TV program (I’ll confess, I’m waiting for the next episode of “Lie To Me.”) But we better start acting like it is approaching quickly. Think about how as all those events come and go, how much we call, search, text, and tweet about them over our mobile devices. It’s become a part of everything we do and how we experience those big events in the world.

Thankfully, the Federal Communications Commission recgonizes that fact, and the FCC’s new study wants makes sure everyone understands the risks of ignoring that growth and the issues as well as the societal and economic benefits of ensuring that communication can continue to flourish and there is enough wireless spectrum available. They also show some ideas on how to achieve success.

Consider this: Estimates are, in about 1,800 days it is likely that mobile data demand will exhaust spectrum resources. The new report estimates that mobile broadband traffic will increase by 35 times the amount of recent levels. Spectrum is the “oxygen of our mobile communications infrastructure,” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said. The value of this exploding spectrum market is about $120 billion in the next five years.

These are the topics that I want to see get more attention. We need to focus on the things that will have a real affect on our future. Spending time on things such as Net Neutrality, keeps their focus away from issues like this that will clearly effect our future – because 1800 days will pass before you know it!

The full FCCstudy can be found at: http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db1021/DOC-302324A1.pdf