Wireless To Win Over Wired

With more users relying on cellular connections as their primary means of connectivity, the legacy telecom providers are realizing that wireless, as opposed to their legacy wired infrastructure, is the future, according to industry pundits.

 In fact, cable giant Comcast even announced in September that it would be launching its own wireless service by mid-2017. Verizon in January sold off its wireline asserts in three states to competitor Frontier Communications at the end of 2015, a move some industry analysts attributed to the provider shifting its focus to wireless.

 With IoT picking up steam, the major carriers are building out their wireless and mobility practices, and even are starting to make mobile data plans easier for channel partners to sell. This strategy should continue into 2017, as wireless traffic outpaces hardline traffic.