Chapter 16 - Integrating wireless technology in business. After studying this chapter you will be able to: Explain the business benefits of using wireless technology, describe the wireless trends that benefit consumers and businesses. | CHAPTER 16 Integrating Wireless Technology in Business LEARNING OUTCOMES Explain the business benefits of using wireless technology Describe the wireless trends that benefit consumers and businesses BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE Companies worldwide are going wireless to increase productivity, speed delivery to market, and reduce operating costs Wireless transmissions rely on radio waves, microwaves, and satellites to send data across high frequency radio ranges that later connect to wired media BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE The terms mobile and wireless are often used synonymously, but actually denote two different technologies Mobile means the technology can travel with the user, but it is not necessarily in real-time Wireless gives users a live (Internet) connection via satellite or radio transmitters BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE . | CHAPTER 16 Integrating Wireless Technology in Business LEARNING OUTCOMES Explain the business benefits of using wireless technology Describe the wireless trends that benefit consumers and businesses BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE Companies worldwide are going wireless to increase productivity, speed delivery to market, and reduce operating costs Wireless transmissions rely on radio waves, microwaves, and satellites to send data across high frequency radio ranges that later connect to wired media BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE The terms mobile and wireless are often used synonymously, but actually denote two different technologies Mobile means the technology can travel with the user, but it is not necessarily in real-time Wireless gives users a live (Internet) connection via satellite or radio transmitters BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR A MOBILE WORKFORCE MOBILE WORKFORCE TRENDS Social networking gets mobilized Mobile TV Multi-function devices become cheaper and more versatile Location-based services Mobile advertising Wireless providers move into home entertainment Wireless security moves to the forefront Enterprise mobility CHAPTER SIXTEEN Opening Case Study Questions Why is real-time information important to Ironman Championships? How is WTC using wireless technology to improve its operations? List the ethical and security dilemmas that WTC faces in using the various forms of wireless technology CHAPTER SIXTEEN CASE Wireless Electricity Explain the fundamentals of wireless power transfer technology Describe the business benefits of using wireless electricity Identify two types of business opportunities the companies could use to gain a competitive advantage using wireless electricity CHAPTER SIXTEEN CASE Wireless Electricity What are some other creative uses of wireless electricity not mentioned in the case? How would a .
