Jonas Lind

Wireless Foresight: Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015

Preface.1. Introduction.The Wireless Industry at a Crossroads.Be prepared for 2015.Scenarios of the Wireless World of 2015.Challenges for the Future.Creating Scenarios.Guide to the book.PART I: SCENARIOS.2. Wireless Explosion - Creative Destruction.A Sunny Berlin day in 2015.The Wireless Scene in 2015.3. Slow Motion.Ordinary Life in Stockholm and Business Life in Shanghai.The Wireless Scene in 2015.Wireless Technology in 2015.4. Rediscovering Harmony.A Weekday Morning in a Small Scandinavian Village.The Wireless Scene in 2015.Wireless Technology in 2015.5. Big Moguls and Snoopy Governments.Early April morning, Green Haven Gated Community, New York, US.The Wireless Scene in 2015.Wireless Technology in 2015.PART II: DRIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS.6. Trends and Fundamental Drivers.Fourteen Trends Shaping the Scenarios.Fundamental Drivers.Theories Supporting Fundamental Drivers.7. Technological Conclusions from Scenarios.System Technology in 2015.Mobile Terminals in 2015.Mobile Services in 2015.Part III - Challenges for the Future.8. Challenges for Technical Research.Low Cost Infrastructures and Services.Seamless Mobility.New and Advanced Services.Usability and Human-Machine Interface.Health and Environment.A Need for Cross-disciplinary Research.9. Challenges for the Wireless Industry.Introduction.The Challenges.10. Challenges for Key Regions.US.Europe.China.Japan and South Korea.Part IV - Moving Into the Future With Scenarios.11. Scenario Thinking and Scenario Making.Logics of Scenario Creation.Making our Scenarios.Other Studies About the Future.12. Summary and Concluding Remarks.The Book in Brief.Moving into the Future.Appendix A: User Segments.Appendix B: Wireless Foresight at Wireless@KTH.Glossary.References.Author Biographies.Index.