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May 17, 2004 | Comments: (0)
Hot spots will wither away
In response to many emails blasting my May 3rd column here's more to get mad at.
What I've been saying in my columns is basically that the wide area networks will, over time, become as inexpensive as subscribing to a hot spot.
The problem is everyone who follows any part of the high tech industry is always looking at things in some sort of hyper-time mode. If it doesn't
happen in a year folks say it is dead, etc.
I disagree. WANs are slowly but surely getting better. And given another year or two they will replace hot spots. Not Wifi. I think on campus Wifi is great. But off, if I want coverage everywhere, and I mean everywhere, then I have no choice but to use and subscribe to a wide area cellualr network.
If anything, hot spots will help make the market for wide area.
Consumers will be so pleased with the abilty to get on the Internet when at airports or certain restaurants they will naturally want more. WiFi not being able to give it to them will force consumers to look at other alternatives.
Posted by Ephraim. Schwartz on May 17, 2004 09:23 AM
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