T-Mobile US President and CEO John Legere shared some of his predictions for 2016, including what he calls "real implementations" around IoT and more practical uses for drones.
"In 2016, we'll start to see some real implementations practiced, probably along the lines of what Google's done with Nest -- which is, of course, available at T-Mobile. These 'just-works' appliances will be smart enough and helpful enough that consumers will catch on and start to adopt IOT devices in meaningful numbers," Legere said. "And, for T-Mobile, when we see these markets get ready for prime time, we'll be ready to disrupt them just like we've done to the carriers everywhere else!"
Interestingly, he also said T-Mobile already uses drones to help inspect
remote cell towers, and it's going to be a space to watch as drones go
from hobby/toy to "super, amazingly useful." The buzz about drones "has
been crazy" ever since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Amazon would deliver
packages
with drones, which was around two years ago.
"While drone delivery to my front door hasn't quite happened (and the
FAA is sorting out the rules), I do think we are going to see some
amazing new uses of drones in 2016," he said.
Drones
increasingly are showing up at wireless industry trade shows and
playing a role with operators.
Some experts say LTE is particularly well suited for drones because
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as they're also called, range too far
away to rely on Wi-Fi alone and transmit too much data to use 3G.
Legere
promises the coming months are going to be big once again for the
un-carrier movement.
"It's really clear to me that the US wireless industry will start to
look very different after this year, and though we may not see this
industry completely change in 2016, I believe we will see more trends
and paths for what may come in 2017 and beyond," he said.
Sourced from: FierceWireless
Sourced from: FierceWireless
