The scary truth: we’re running out of data
Allison Remsen of Mobile Future, a company located in the
politically-charged D.C. area, discussed one of the big barriers to mobile entrepreneurship
in the future—the probability of the mobile spectrum maxing out. With as many mobile users as there are
today (more than the U.S. population!), all of the data being transferred has
to slow down at some point. This could take a toll on anybody’s mobile
experience by the end of next year!
Luckily, policymakers and businesses are becoming more and more aware of this
problem; they’re eagerly working to create more data so that those
entrepreneurs who rely on this technology can keep their businesses running
smoothly.
Internet for everyone
Toby Rush, founder and CEO of EyeVerify, mentioned another limitation of the mobile business world—inot
having “ubiquitous broadband access.”
As coverage expands into more rural areas (like surrounding KC), it will
encourage growth of the industry as well.
In his opinion, smartphones have impacted society even more so than the
Internet because they allow the of information travel to be nearly
instantaneous, meaning that everyone should have access these powerful tools.
Apps are the future of small businesses, and KC needs more
developers!
Kansas State Representative Mike Burgess said his main concern was the lack of IT professionals in America. He’d love to see more programming
classes at the high school level, and the others agreed that more incentives
for women to go into the career field are necessary as well. These coders need hands-on experience,
so more businesses should take on IT interns in order to help the industry
flourish.
Key takeaways? We need to be aware that we are nearing
a data crisis and it will take young software engineers (and their mentors) to
help up maintain the mobile scene.
Trust me when I say Kansas City (and the nation) will thank us for it!
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