The Wireless Index

Cisco's Visual Networking Index benchmarks wireless data traffic - - video, audio, and e-mails that are sent through laptops, smartphones, and tablets.

The index rose by 133% in 2011 - - fueled by people watching mobile video and using tablets.  The Era of "Big Data" fueled by the Internet of Things will be an important part of all disciplines in engineering this half century.  Look for a continued explosion in mobile data traffic.