A Look Around the Corner: #MWC22 Highlights Innovation in Mobile Technologies and Industries That Depend on It – JD Supra
As attorneys engaged in telecom, media, and technology work, we are constantly thinking about not just where the law is today, but where it’s going. Critical to that analysis is understanding how the information and communication technology (ICT) industry is changing, what innovations and paradigm shifts are coming down the pike, and what those developments could mean for the legal frameworks that currently govern our industry.
That’s one reason I love getting to attend technology-focused conferences like #MWC22: the opportunity to hear from experts, industry disrupters, and thought leaders about the innovation that is occurring within – and because of – our industry. On Day 2 of this year’s MWC, the “Everything Policy” track and other conference programming put a bright spotlight on technological advancement and thinking about the future. While many of the speakers focused on the innovations themselves, and how those innovations present new opportunities for telecom and tech companies like our clients at Wiley, my focus is on what these developments might mean from a legal and policy perspective.
Here are just a few of the innovations, trends, developments, and predictions that have my legal wheels turning this week:
So, what does this mean from a legal perspective? A couple things spring to mind. First, if the future will feature pervasive adoption of private next-generation networks by private companies, but end users will depend on those networks to access businesses and experiences in the real world, will the private carriage / common carriage paradigm that has long dominated in the telecommunications regulatory space continue to provide the correct frame of thinking for regulatory obligations? Second, if telecommunications companies expand their capabilities beyond connectivity to meet a variety of business needs, will my clients subject themselves to additional regulatory frameworks and legal obligations?
Adolfo Hernandez discusses the range of 5G use cases made possible by partnerships between service providers and enterprise customers.
The idea of living in a fundamentally different, technologically-transformed reality raises more legal issues than I could possibly address here (and I’m sure my colleagues engaged in privacy, fintech, and cybersecurity work have a lot to say on this topic). But one area heavily implicated by these developments is technological accessibility. Indeed, it’s an open question in the courts as to whether even a basic website is subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a “place” of public accommodation; what about a wholly virtual place? And under the Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), an accessibility statute administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the most “advanced” technology included within the definition of “advanced communications services” is interoperable video conferencing. As AR continues to advance, it will be critical to think about how accessibility law should adapt to ensure that everyone can navigate our new reality.
Meta’s Noah Choi gives a portion of his presentation from the Metaverse.
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