North America - Country chosen ______________
| Date and Module when briefing is scheduled to occur | Date: Module: |
Suggested Technologies to Investigate:
| Place | Seattle, Washington |
| Technological Paradigm #1 | Wi-Max |
| Description | A long-range way to deliver wireless internet access. One Wi-Max
station can supply broadband to thousands of subscribers. Operated
by SpeakEasy, Seattle's pilot project covers 10 square miles of the
city. Wi-Max may become very disruptive technology for: - Baby Bells; - cable; - other broadband services; and - 3 G mobile carriers |
| Also in the race | Intel (USA) Nokia (Finland) |
| Global market revenue stream expected | $5 billion - 2007 |
| Current progress | Beta-testing stage |
| Place | Berkely, California |
| Technological Paradigm #2 | Smart dust networks |
| Description | Linking dozens of tiny, inexpensive sensor in a wireless network,
smart dust systems track activity in large areas. They monitor: - water pollution; - forest wildlife; - enemy troops. The U.S. Department of Energy is testing Dust Network's smart dust to conserve energy in buildings when not in use. |
| Also in the race | Crossbow Technology (USA) Tropos (USA) |
| Global market revenue stream expected | $3 billion - 2008 |
| Current progress | Beta-testing stage |
| Place | Mojave, California |
| Technological Paradigm #3 | Civilian space travel |
| Description | Made famous by ShipSpaceOne, built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites, this desert town have become a hub for civilian space travel entrepreneurs and subcontragors. In two years, space tourists may depat for orbit from the Mojave Desert, America's first FAA-certified civilian spaceport. |
| Also in the race | SpaceDev (USA) SpaceX (USA) Virgin Galactic (UK) |
| Global market revenue stream expected | $1 billion - 2020 |
| Current progress | Beta-testing stage |
| Place | Georgia and the Carolinas |
| Technological Paradigm #4 | Biometric Payment Systems |
| Description | Biometric systems scan physical characteristics to verify a person's identity. At Piggily Wiggly supermarkets, customers can use biometric fingerprint scanners built by Pay Touch to purchase groceries. |
| Also in the race | Biopay (USA) |
| Global market revenue stream expected | $5 billion - 2008 |
| Current progress | Beta-testing stage |
| Place | Schaumburg, Illinois |
| Technological Paradigm #5 | Nano-emissive Displays |
| Description | Willl this by the LCD killer? Hig-tech carbon nanotubes can be used to create inexpensive flat-panel displays. Motorola's nano-emissive display prototype produces sharp color images and requires no backlighting. |
| Also in the race | Futaba (Japan) Samsung (South Korea) |
| Global market revenue stream expected | $4 billion - 2009 |
| Current progress | In Research & Development |
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