Hype Cycle for Wireless Hardware, Software and Services, 2005

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15 June 2005

Phillip Redman Ken Dulaney Michael J. King Carolina Milanesi Stephanie Baghdassarian Eleana Liew Nick Ingelbrecht Monica Basso

This year's Hype Cycle reflects the fact that development of new software and services is outpacing that of hardware. Eventually, as software and application platforms gain in importance, hardware will become a commodity.

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Table of Contents

1.0

The Hype Cycle

1.1		What's New On the Hype Cycle
1.2		Biggest Moves From Last Year
1.3		What's Off the Hype Cycle

2.0

On the Rise

2.1		VoIP-Wireless WAN
2.2		Wireless Audio/Video Streaming

3.0

At the Peak

3.1		Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
3.2		Mobile TV Broadcast
3.3		Multichannel Gateways, Mobile Portals
3.4		Telecom Expense Management — Wireless
3.5		Voice over Wireless LAN Phones
3.6		Windows Mobile OS
3.7		Wireless Instant Messaging
3.8		Mobile TV Streaming

4.0

Sliding Into the Trough

4.1		Wireless Video Conferencing/Calling
4.2		Voice over Wireless LAN
4.3		Location-Aware Services
4.4		SIP-based Push to Talk
4.5		Java 2 Micro Edition
4.6		Smartphone
4.7		Symbian OS

5.0

Climbing the Slope

5.1		Wi-Fi Hot Spots
5.2		Location-Aware Applications
5.3		MMS

6.0

Entering the Plateau

6.1		Wireless E-Mail
6.2		Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless

7.0

Off the Hype Cycle

7.1		Short Messaging Service
7.2		Wireless Application Gateway
7.3		Wireless PDAs
7.4		Wireless Web/Portals
7.5		Wireless Number Portability

8.0

Appendix A: Previous Iteration of the Hype Cycle

9.0

Appendix B: Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 2.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 3.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Mobile and Wireless Hardware, Software and Services, 2005

	Figure 2.	Hype Cycle for Mobile and Wireless Hardware and Software, 2004

Wireless Data Services
Wireless Messaging Services
Satellite Services
VoIP
Wireless LAN Systems
Wireless Carrier Infrastructure Equipment
Wireless Application Services
Emerging Technologies
Wireless E-Mail
Smartphones

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