Technological Endeavor is Intrinsically Human

Ever since the days when our ancestors communicated through smoke signals, human beings have not stopped developing better ways of communicating with each over long distances. Notable milestones include the telephone and radio technology. At the heart of this quest for communication is a spirit of endeavor that fuels our need to know about the obscure. We want to know about the people that live in the next village, town, city, country, continent or planet. Nature is the Goliath that stands in our way; the distance, the ocean, our inability to fly etc. Once we realized that we were aerodynamically challenged and could not compete with the eagle, we built airplanes. When we found out that we could not swim like fish, we built boats. Eternally, the human endeavor (aside from our quest for oneness with God) is to find a clever ( technology) way of overcoming nature in order to fulfill our need for socialization and survival. To "technology" is therefore intrinsically human. In a world with technological disparities between the developing and developed world and between the rural and urban communities within a country, wireless technology can transform lives by enabling new ways of communicating, learning, governing and reaching global markets. Economic disparity has created a significant digital divide between the "haves" and the "have nots" regardless of geography. Without access to information, a student in Iowa and a student in Nairobi are equally disadvantaged. Those greatly affected by this technological chasm are the ones that need it most; low to middle income families everywhere, economies and the people of the developing nations. The evolution of wireless technology in all it's forms(radio, cellular, microwave and satellite) offer a viable means of ensuring that the powerless in our community are not left behind while the rest of the world charges forward. Welcome to Wireless for the Powerless, my personal way of contributing to the conversation that is aimed at using wireless technology to empower underserved communities.