Prediction – Wireless Applications in 2012

As I previously discussed, most electronic devices today are network enabled; and many of which through wireless. Most new laptops today include a built-in wireless card, as do many personal digital assistants. I can’t remember the last time I visited an airport or hotel that didn’t have wireless access. Boingo now has over 100,000 wireless hotspots. This is Wifi 1.0 – the technology has taken root and is starting to gain serious momentum.

What will Wifi 2.0 look like? Well, assuming that wifi performance and acceptance trends continue as they have in the past, wifi in 2012 will be amazing. I spent some time brainstorming some of the applications that could develop in the coming years and illustrated it using the mind map below (created using mindmeister.com).