Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Internet of Things. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its online service, and around the globe by major distributors, including ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including the gold medal-winning The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by EY.
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Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry 7 1) Major Trends Affecting the Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry 7 2) Introduction to the Wireless Industry 8 3) Satellite-to-Cellular Goes Mainstream/SpaceX's Starlink Dominates 9 4) Wireless Spectrum Ownership Is a Key Strategic Asset/Spectrum Auctions Heat Up 10 5) 5G Wireless Networks Rollout Worldwide, Enabling the Internet of Things (IoT)/Massive Investments Required 10 6) Wireless Service Subscriptions Worldwide Reach 9.2 Billion 12 7) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution 12 8) Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Rely on Wireless 13 9) In Emerging Nations, mChek and M-PESA Enable Remote Banking via Smartphone 15 10) Digital Wallets Gain Payments Market Share 15 11) Location-Based Services (LBS) Enhance Smartphones and Mobile Advertising 17 12) Global Mobile In-App Revenues Hit $167 Billion Yearly 18 13) The Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M to Boom, Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Open New Avenues for Hacking 19 14) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dramatically Changes Smartphone Use 21 15) Carriers Offer Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones/Face Intense Subscription Price Competition 22 16) Voice, Face & Image Recognition Change the Wireless World, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools Added to Smartphones 22 17) Wearable Sensors Track Exercise Data/Apparel and Shoe Manufacturers Adopt Technologies 23 18) Smaller Satellites (SmallSats and CubeSats) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Revolutionize Telecommunications 24 19) Smart Cities Utilize Sensors and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Create Privacy and Security Issues 26 20) Overview of the Mobile Apps Industry 27 21) The Future of Smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Wireless Services Industry 27 Chapter 2: Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Statistics 29 Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 30 Global Digital, Network, Computer and Telecom Industry--Key Statistics and Market Size Overview 31 Internet Access Technologies Compared 32 Wireless Standards & Speeds 33 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.; 2021-2025 34 Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide 35 Wireless Telecommunications Industry (except Satellite) Employment, U.S.: 2017-May 2026 36 Research Funding for Computer and Information Science Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2025-2027 37 Chapter 3: Important Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Contacts 39 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 4: THE WIRELESS 275: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 69 Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 70 Alphabetical Index 78 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 80 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 82 Individual Profiles on each of THE WIRELESS 275 85 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 358 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 359 A Short Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Glossary 369