Living a mobile life has quickly moved from what was once considered
a luxury to become a basic every day necessity.
As each hour passes, another business or service is shifting their focus
from brick and mortar to full scale mobile connectivity. The numbers are staggering. According to the latest report from the GSMA,
total mobile ecosystem revenues account for 2.2% of global GDP or, to be more
specific, a whopping $1.6 trillion.
Corporations are not only the only ones profiting from this
seismic communications shift. Regular, everyday people from all across the
globe and socio-economic spectrum are getting the opportunity to live a more
mobile life, one that is not confined by class, caste, or even arbitrary borders.
Over 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world’s total population,
are now mobile subscribers. The GSMA expects this number to hit an overwhelming
majority of about 80% among adults and teens by 2018. That means 80% of the world will rely on
mobile technology in their work, education and personal communication as well
as a wide variety of business, informational, and entertainment needs.
This astronomical growth in usage, which includes the exponential
rise in data traffic, creates an equal or greater need to improve on existing
networks as well as to build newer, faster ones. Phones, tablets, and computers will only
function if they operate on reliable networks. This means products like mobile
video encoders will need to offer even greater flexibility, strength, and
affordability.
The task ahead is in no way easy or even guaranteed. There will
be numerous roadblocks along the way as mobile society evolves, some technical,
some economic, some regulatory. It will take herculean efforts on the part of
businesses and governments to make living a truly mobile life a sustainable
reality for the large majority of the
world’s population.
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