| News for wireless telecommunications professionals | December 11, 2008 |
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Looking forward to 2009
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Susan Rush
Lead Editor
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Part I of the CTIA SmartBrief special year-end report looked back at the most important trends and stories of 2008. Part II, below, highlights our predictions and yours for what's in store for 2009.
From my vantage point, 2009 will be filled with news surrounding advanced wireless technologies, new devices and service, as well as the key role wireless can play in meeting consumer demand for broadband. Public policy, of course, will be a major story throughout the year as the Obama administration takes office and some new faces appear at the FCC and on Capitol Hill. The president-elect has made it clear that he sees technology and telecom as paths to solving some of the economic and social problems our nation is facing today, but there are other areas of interest, such as Internet regulation, that will provide an opportunity for the industry to exchange ideas with policymakers and to work collaboratively toward sensible policy. I expect the industry to continue to keep its pulse on consumer demand, inspiring even more intense competition, which in turn produces a greater level of the industry's hallmark innovation.
The state of the economy is expected to remain uncertain, but many analysts predict wireless will continue to prosper. Popular opinion also follows that line of thinking. In our recent online poll, 71% of respondents said they believed the economic turmoil would drive more people to mobile as more households go all-wireless.
As for events, next year will deliver CTIA WIRELESS 2009® in Las Vegas, with a keynote appearance by former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, and CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009® in San Francisco. Visit the CTIA Web site for full details.
Thanks for being loyal readers of CTIA SmartBrief. I have enjoyed bringing you the most pressing and most interesting wireless news each day this year and look forward to doing so again in 2009. I'm sure it will be a busy year, but until we get there, please take a moment to see what your fellow readers are predicting will make news next year.
Happy New Year.
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| What effect will the current economic crisis have on telecom? | | More wireless-only households. |  | 71% | | Increase in prepaid usage/subscribership. |  | 18% | | More reliance on wireless broadband. |  | 11% |
| Will consumers see in 2009 that the future of wireless is green? | | Maybe, consumers will become more aware of technological advances and recycling opportunities, but it won't be a breakthrough. | | 70% | | Yes, consumers will become broadly aware of wireless providers' green initiatives (recycling and deploying more energy-efficient technologies). | | 17% | | No, consumers might care; they just won't be aware. | | 13% |
| Should President-elect Barack Obama have to say CU L8R to his BlackBerry on Inauguration Day? | | No, as president, he needs instant and anytime access to people and information around the world. | | 46% | | Yes, for reasons of security and presidential record retention, he should give it up. | | 31% | | Kinda, he should give it up for official business, but keep one in the residence to reach his college buddies and check White Sox scores. | | 23% |
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