Recap: Part I of this two-part article on Paul Jacobs’ talk at the Computer History Museum reviewed the history leading up to the CDMA standard and assessed where we are now in mobile communications. This second piece examines our wireless future and some of the research projects underway at Qualcomm. It also addresses the potential impact of the end of Moore’s Law on Qualcomm and the mobile communications industry. Discussion Topics: Tablets: After a slow start, Qualcomm chips are being designed into 40 different tablets. With a longer battery life, the tablet can support higher data rates and more powerful embedded processors. The tablet will likely be on-line all the time, which will permit security updates to be performed when it’s not in use or in sleep mode. Augmented Reality: Will extend the physical world using cyberspace. It will include language translation. Mobile eHealth: Progress has been very slow. Qualcomm has been working in this space for eight years. Some examples Paul cited: remote medical exams in India, camera phones for medical diagnosis in Egypt, speech therapy for cleft palate (no location specified). Jacobs said he’d like to move mobile health from a fragmented to mainstream, cohesive market. Internet of Things […]
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