Despite being available for five years, wireless charging is still nowhere near a ubiquitous technology – in fact most people have not experienced it at all.
In an increasingly mobile world, access to two items are critical for business: connectivity and power. Increased mobile data bundles and access to almost ubiquitous Wi-Fi have broadly resolved the connectivity issues, but maintaining power, especially on smartphones, remains an issue
Why do we need wireless charging?
Mobility is a central part of the work environment today. We have become dependent on several devices to keep us connected - from smartphones to tablets and laptops – all of which require power. Poor battery life is typically the most cited frustration for smartphone and laptop users.
Whilst there have been improvements in battery management by smartphones and tablets, these have been largely negated by increasingly power-hungry devices that carry out more and more tasks that business people rely on. Wireless charging has the potential to transform reliance on plug sockets, enabling smartphones and laptops to be constantly topped up with power in almost any location.
Vision of wireless charger
Power management will become an increasingly important issue for businesses. Today there are limits on the reach of electric vehicles due to the need for a physical charger within a close vicinity and this is also true of many other devices. From not needing to position point of sale screens in retail outlets close to power, to adding flexibility to factories by removing the need for wired power, wireless power could transform the way businesses conduct tasks by removing the limitation of cables and plugs. If the future of communications was once wireless, this could be equally true today for power.
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