Stimulus A 'Potential Gold Mine' For Wireless Telecoms

Market research firm ABI Research predicts wireless equipment vendors will reap significant benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment ACT (ARRA) and the benefits will flow out beyond infrastructure providers to aid specific vertical industries. It will have an enormous impact on Wi-Fi and wireless broadband vendors. It will also immediately benefit a number of specific vertical industries including healthcare, education, homeland security, the environment, and the nation's electricity infrastructure." In health care, ABI predicts a mix of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices, sensors, and communications systems will link health networks, while in education, providers will promote a brace of opportunities, including wireless LANs for "learning anywhere," voice over Wi-Fi, and other equipment and software to track "No Child Left Behind" record keeping. ABI points to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations as "potential gold mines" for wireless providers.