The Right to Roam - Freedoms and Expectations in the 21st Century

Nobody can pretend not to be aware of at leastgoing to be reinforced rather than challenged,
some of the many ways in which mobilethanks to the fabulous capabilities of 4G wireless
technology has revolutionized our society.standards, for example. With the ingenious
Everything we do and hear and see is gearedinnovations rolled out in the form of this, the
towards a mobile lifestyle, whether orientedfourth generation of wireless internet standards,
towards out personal or our professional lives.the right to roam is coming ever closer to
Checking one's email on the run; seeing the latestreaching constitutional status!
news headlines on the run; downloading the latestTo get down to the specifics, fourth generation
file for work on the run; watching an episode ofwireless standards have raised the expectations
one's favorite TV show on the run: all of theseof wireless web users in the following very
are activities which are by now part and parcel ofsignificant ways: First of all, with the new nominal
our daily lives, seemingly just another facet ofpeak of 100 Mbit/s mobile users are simply
how we conduct ourselves in the 21st century.foaming at the mouth with anticipation to get
But with a little memory any of us over the agetheir hands on a 4G service account as soon as
of 10 can recall days when wireless internetpossible, if they haven't already (various urban
services were simply dismal, not allowing anythingcommunities in the US are already covered by
more than a painstaking, hour-long download ofsuch networks, and several companies are in the
one file at a time (and that for something thatmiddle of putting together and executing
only weighed a few Kbit!). In light of theseaggressive expansion plans in this regard). For
memories, it is relevant to take a step back anddedicated cable connections that rate would be
appreciate just how incredibly far we have come,phenomenal, so the idea of having it with a
and how much we take for granted what just awireless service is simply like being bathed in
few short years back were perceived asheavenly light. Furthermore, with the passing of
extravagant, expensive and exclusive services.the coming two or three years users will find that
Staying connected while on the move is perceivedmore of the national surface area will be covered
more as a right than as a luxury these days byby such signals than won't be-a complete reversal
the majority of web users out there, especially inof the current situation. Hence, getting a service
and around the nation's major urban centersof this sort today will not only present enormous
(which are where most major technologicalbenefits in the here and now, but will hold
advancements are rolled out). With the waytremendous promise for the years to come.
things are progressing, that perception is only