Wireless communications opens the last frontiers of the information age – it makes information portable as it cuts the hard-wire tether that ties people to work in offices, homes, and hotel rooms. Revenues from wireless data in the U.S. could approach $10 billion annually by the year 2000.
Predictor: Eager, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1994 book “The Information Superhighway Illustrated,” Bill Eager writes about his view of the future: ”Wireless communications opens the last frontiers of the information age – it makes information portable as it cuts the hard-wire tether that ties people to work in offices, homes, and hotel rooms. One indication of the potential for this medium is the dramatic increase in the number of cellular phone subscribers, climbing from around 1 million in 1986 to more than 20 million today. New opportunities arise with services that help people send and receive electronic communications as well as telephone calls. Revenues from wireless data in the U.S. could approach $10 billion annually by the year 2000.”
Biography:Bill Eager, an Internet marketing pioneer, wrote many books about the field, including the best-sellers “The Information Payoff” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Marketing.” He was also known for his presentations and workshops about technology at national conferences. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Wireless Technologies
Name of publication: The Information Superhighway Illustrated
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 12: Digital Convergence on the Data Highway
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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