ABSTRACT
The essential vision Over the last decade, wireless technology has become the dominant means
for consumer device connectivity. The days of wired Ethernet are effectively
over for consumers, however, wireless has yet to transform enterprise
device connectivity to the same extent. As a consequence, the level of
innovation that has characterized the consumer mobile device ecosystem
has been largely absent in the enterprise space. The result is an environment
that remains rooted in the original wired telephony paradigm of a desktop
phone and workstation, with network connectivity provided using Ethernet
over twisted pair. The rise of bring your own device (BYOD) — a consumer-
employee-driven phenomenon — has started a revolution in enterprise
networking that will only be further fueled by technological advances in
consumer wireless telecommunications, ultimately bringing about the demise
of wired networking in the enterprise.
