Project ATLAS Road mapping Project ATLAS Road mapping the future of the future of

telecommunicationstelecommunications

IBM VisionariesIBM VisionariesUsman Akeju, Jing Xu,Joel Branch, Aisha Usman Akeju, Jing Xu,Joel Branch, Aisha

Walcott, Hui Shen, Sondra Hellstrom, Walcott, Hui Shen, Sondra Hellstrom, Yingjie Li, Hui, Hakeem YusuffYingjie Li, Hui, Hakeem Yusuff

OutlineOutline

• MotivationMotivation– Purpose of our projectPurpose of our project

• Our ApproachOur Approach– Our meetingOur meeting– Umbrella technologiesUmbrella technologies

• Story Story – Setup scenarioSetup scenario

• TechnologiesTechnologies• Our Thoughts on final presentationOur Thoughts on final presentation

MotivationMotivation

• Envision a lifestyle typical of a Envision a lifestyle typical of a consumer living 5-10 years from nowconsumer living 5-10 years from now

• To pinpoint specific technologies that To pinpoint specific technologies that enable such a consumer to live enable such a consumer to live differently than he/she would todaydifferently than he/she would today

• <establish the future of the <establish the future of the telecomm industry based on our telecomm industry based on our technologies>technologies>

Our ApproachOur Approach

• Split into groups and reviewed sci-fi moviesSplit into groups and reviewed sci-fi movies– Identified technologies and scenariosIdentified technologies and scenarios– Gattaca, Minority Report, Jetson, Starfire, Enemy Gattaca, Minority Report, Jetson, Starfire, Enemy

of the State, Matrix, etc.of the State, Matrix, etc.

• Established general categories of technology Established general categories of technology based on movies and our own ideasbased on movies and our own ideas

• Developed scenes that used our selected Developed scenes that used our selected technologiestechnologies

Just MarriedJust Married

• First encounterFirst encounter

• meeting the parentsmeeting the parents

• proposingproposing

• preparing for weddingpreparing for wedding

• weddingwedding

• They are at resort and Tom’s POP They are at resort and Tom’s POP goes off, nad he realizes that he goes off, nad he realizes that he needs to turn it off needs to turn it off

• Sara yells at him….Sara yells at him….

• Honey don’t oyu want me to keep it Honey don’t oyu want me to keep it for prosperity. This is how we met for prosperity. This is how we met <FLASHBACK><FLASHBACK>

The Sparks (first encounter)The Sparks (first encounter)

• Professor Sara and Dr. Tom meet at a grant review meetingProfessor Sara and Dr. Tom meet at a grant review meeting– Dr. Tom has POP (clear at the airport)Dr. Tom has POP (clear at the airport)

• Prior to the meeting Sara’s students encourage her to Prior to the meeting Sara’s students encourage her to download POP on her cell phonedownload POP on her cell phone– Pop.com enters her match preferencesPop.com enters her match preferences– Cell phone is connected to computerCell phone is connected to computer– Downloads POP onto cell phoneDownloads POP onto cell phone

• The next day they are walking from different directions The next day they are walking from different directions across campus to the meeting roomacross campus to the meeting room– Tom notices 93% match in his POP range as Sara walks aheadTom notices 93% match in his POP range as Sara walks ahead– (she looks around as she gets her “Soul mate”signal(she looks around as she gets her “Soul mate”signal– Then they meet in the conference room and realize that they Then they meet in the conference room and realize that they

have been matchedhave been matched

Wedding Plans (wedding Wedding Plans (wedding planning)planning)• Getting a rail pass with the PPD and e-walletGetting a rail pass with the PPD and e-wallet• Get on the train and Sara frantically calls her Get on the train and Sara frantically calls her

mother, gets the caterer calls and need to verify mother, gets the caterer calls and need to verify an orderan order– P2P cell phone serviceP2P cell phone service

• RSVP folk share their diet preferences with the RSVP folk share their diet preferences with the bride-to-be, who in turn provides the catering bride-to-be, who in turn provides the catering service with this information (off the subway)service with this information (off the subway)– PPDPPD

• (Catering is Enterprise)(Catering is Enterprise)• Taxi cab to parents houseTaxi cab to parents house

– Use cell phone to summon a cab (where you are going is Use cell phone to summon a cab (where you are going is sent too)sent too)

Enterprise scenarioEnterprise scenario

• Sara is buying a special dress online Sara is buying a special dress online through dreamdresses.comthrough dreamdresses.com– Virtual business searches a list of Virtual business searches a list of

companies and RFID to find the dresscompanies and RFID to find the dress