Power of Information-anywhere, everywhere

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Enablers:

The Wi-Fi technlogy itself
Increased global competition
The ease of setting up a Wi-Fi network
The increased use of Internet and its benefits
The globalization of companies and the increased traveling of people to other countries to meet customers , suppliers and employees
Improved Customer Satisfaction
Decreased costs of operation and improved Return On Investment
Cost of Setting up a Wi-Fi Network
Improved productivity
The Rapid Increase in WiFi Transmission Rates
Voice over Wi-Fi (Vo-Wi-Fi) will be released
Need for Information On Demand
Increasing Mobility
Wireless is better than wire

Inhibitors:

The security of the critical information-threat of hacking information
The cost of Setting up a complete Wi-Fi enabled world
Reliabiity in terms of the coverage area
Interference with other equipments and frequencies- For example in Airplanes
Uninterrupted connection across diffeent regions
Integration with existing networks and euipments
Performance of the network
Increasing social isolation
Emergence of new Technology Related Diseases

Paradigms:

Th rate at which the Wi-Fi hot spots and wi-Fi users are growing shows the power and importance of information required by the users. According to Gartner the number of users using Wi-Fi will reach 99 million by 2006 and further increase. "In a conservative estimate, ABI, a technology think tank in Oyster Bay, N.Y., predicts worldwide hotspots will grow in the next five years from 28,500 to 208,000". It is a matter of time when companies like Boingo, Cometa and others will provide Wi-Fi access in the whole city and also across different cities with some kind of roaming arrangement between them as it is within the cellular industry at this moment.

Experts:

Wi-Fi and the future of wireless by Gregory M. Lamb-staff writer of the Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0105/p13s02-wmgn.html

The Wi-Fi Revolution by Chris Anderson

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.05/unwired/wifirevolution.html

Timing:

In 1997, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) drafted the 802.11 standard for wireless local area networking.

In 1999, the 802.11b standard was drafted and accepted by the networking industry, and products for wireless networking over the 2.4GHz frequency began being produced

Between 1995-2005 the number of Hot Spots that have grown from around 28000 to over 200,000 approximately

By 2005 number of people using Wi-Fi would be around 80 Million

Between 2002-2005 companies like Boingo have set up roaming agreements with other Wi-Fi service providers to provide uninterrupted Wi-fi across different cities.