The continued expansion of wireless use technologyand ever-increasing user demand for content, have led a diverse set of companies to form a new alliance.
It is a total of 18 companies, including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Google and Microsoft, which have established a form of alliance to extend access to Wi-Fi networks. The alliance is named WifiForward and according to the Wall Street Journal, it will try to push the US government into broader spectrum liberalization to meet the needs of content delivery.
Up to now every company that participates in WifiForward, it pushed itself in the same direction. With the composition of the forces being attempted, hope for greater success is probable. By increasing the available spectrum for Wi-Fi transmissions, it will meet the ever-increasing needs in the United States.
According to Cisco Systems, the average American "consumes" 1,4GB content per month for 2013. From this data volume, 57% is trafficked over Wi-Fi networks. It is estimated that up to 2018, the volume of data consumed in USA per user, will increase to 9GB, with 64% of this set being related to Wi-Fi networks.
Remarkable is the absence from the ranks of the alliance, companies providing mobile telephony services. In particular, companies such as AT&T and Verizon prefer to take advantage of their recent investments in the creation of autonomous LTE (4G) networks.
In contrast, Google, which pioneered the creation of WifiForward, has made significant investments in Wi-Fi technology. For example, in the United States Google, in collaboration with other companies, has created 250.000 hotspots (points wireless Internet access). In addition, Microsoft, like Google, believe that improving access to Wi-Fi networks will give a significant boost to areas such as Cloud Computing and the provision of services over the Internet (Web services).
Source: naftemporiki.gr
