Most predictions even a year ahead are highly speculative, but some are more solid in the realm of wireless communications, especially when couched in general terms. Some of the trends are unfolding as the year ends, as in the case of fixed/mobile convergence, which will in any case be a rolling theme for at least the next five years. The end game is a dissolution of the distinction or demarcation between mobile and fixed networks, with end-to-end delivery of services and data traversing a hybrid of fixed line and wireless connections, including non-terrestrial such as satellite. This has been coming about through various ongoing trends, such as the progressive roll out of fiber, which dominates mobile backhaul, as well as…