The future of the telecom industry in some ways is certain: continued fall of the costs of communications towards zero, with rapid growth in global bandwidth and access.

We can also be sure that wireless communications of all kinds will grow rapidly.

But at the same time, expect growing concerns about the longer term risks from high level or lengthy exposure to electromagnetic radiation. Expect to see more research papers suggesting direct effects on living tissue, with questions about relevance of these studies to human beings.