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Re: I suspect the future is somehow-cabled.
@JohnBarnes - that is an extremely interesting proposal, to allow wireless networks to exist in small spaces. It would be nice if I could do that now, my work WiFi is lackluster at best. I'm not entirely positive that cell phone companies would allow for such a broad use though, as it would take some control away from them. It's obvious they like to grab us by the nose with data.
Do you think cell phone companies would want to control this kind of wireless? If so, how might it be divied up?
I suspect the future is somehow-cabled.
So much "wireless" demand really is just a demand not to trip over cords or get tangled up in cables. Forget ten meters; if you can create enough wireless-to-some-kind-of-cable links in a space, you don't even need that range. For example the tables in your local coffee house could be surfaced with a pad that picked up signals from an inductor on the bottom of a device, and transmitted it to another induction communicator in the floor, whence it goes to fiber. You'd still have wireless for people carrying their devices around or using them in their laps, but the moment device touched surface, you'd be able to take the load out of the radio spectrum.
Because automobiles are natural Faraday cages, and would have room for directional antennas (or for a down-pointing chassis antenna talking to the road, perhaps?) that's another place where "less than a meter" wireless might be all you really need.
The biggest hassle is likely to be phones -- hard to persuade everyone to have inductors implanted in their palms!
mhhf1ve
4/5/2016 9:01:53 PM
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Early Days...
> "It's early days here -- the technology needs to be validated, and has to go through a standardization cycle before it can go commercial."
Clearly, tech like passive WiFi needs some development before it goes mainstream, but the brand/name recognition of "WiFi" in the consumer market is going to go a long way -- especially as it's such a broad name that encompasses so many different wireless protocols.
mhhf1ve
4/5/2016 7:06:35 PM
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Still waiting for software defined radios...
The "Cage Match" analogy is spot on... there's no clear winners or dominant players in the wireless space when it comes to the future of IoT wireless devices (yet). The physics of the electromagnetic spectrum make some wireless channels preferrable to others under various conditions (like distance, walls, weather, line of sight, etc), but after the physics requirements are met.. it's free game for anyone.
Even startups like Starry Wireless are trying to get around some of the physics -- using millimeter waves to deliver "long distance WiFi" connections to homes. We've seen some spectacular failures (eg. LightSquared) with some companies trying to get around spectrum requirements and interference, so disruptive wireless tech using "phased arrays" and the like may have quite the uphill battle in this cage match.
http://venturebeat.com/2011/08/10/fcc-lightsquared-protecting-gps/
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