Increased Mobility

            Cairncross states in her book, “every form of communication will be available for mobile or remote use.” She proceeds to explain that even though fixed connections such as cable offer better speed and capability, wireless will exponentially increase from large regions to relatively small areas. Now a days, one cannot go anywhere without their cellular device. I for one am definitely guilty of always being on my phone and being heavily reliant on it. Whether I am in the car or at a place, I carry a charger wherever I go. It is the first thing I check in the morning and the last thing I check at night. I got my first phone when I was in middle school and now my little cousin who is seven years old has an iPhone. There are many advantages and disadvantages that come with the increase of mobility.

            With the help of satellite transmission to carry one signal to another, wireless communication is accessible and applicable. Social Media and entertainment play a huge role in increased mobility. For one, electronic companies and application innovators are constantly coming out with new applications on their cellular devices. Our phones come with monthly updates that we must download or our phones wont work properly. The mobile device has become an obsession and unfortunately many of us are very reliant on them. Having social media sites in the palm of our hands anywhere anytime is not only convenient, but it is easier to stay connected to friends and families. Our phones now come out with applications and software’s that have built in video chat. No matter how big or small, we are able to connect and communicate with anyone with a device that fits in our palms.

            Aside from social media, entertainment such as video, music, print, online gaming etc have all been able to be viewable, downloadable and applicable on a mobile device. Watching videos no longer has to be on a computer. Music no longer has to be listened on the computer, much less even be downloaded there. We are now able to buy books and store them on our mobile devices. We are even able to have someone read us the novel out loud while we are driving. We are able to upload photos, videos and audio to our entertainment sites with the click of a button. Cairncross states that over a period of time, telephones and computers will begin to blur. I can definitely see this happening in the future, as it is slowly happening now. Of course, increasing mobility decreases face-to-face communication, but that is with every new innovation created. Whether it is audio, video or text, a mobile device is now accessing every form of communication.

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