Basing applications in the cloud requires an awareness of the capabilities of the network being used. However, this could change with an announcement made by Google. The company has ambitions to be a wireless carrier, and as Cade Metz writes for Wired, there are possible ramifications for the way Google could expand this service if it is successful.
According to one of the sources Metz cites, analyst Richard Doherty, Google could incorporate with a company called pCell to enhance the strength of its cellular services and create a standard for "super-high-speed wireless." There doesn't seem to be more to this idea than speculation at the moment, but Metz says the plan would work in conjunction with pCell's intention to enhance cell signals.
Google plans to reveal more about this initiative in "the coming months," as they put it, but have yet to give a specific date. Google Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai recently addressed the company's attitude toward mobile devices, which he says play a role in cloud connectivity and are thus relevant to Google's continuing plans.
"When we look at mobile, we don't just see phones, we see powerful computing devices," he said at the Mobile World Congress, according to the Verge's transcript of his speech. "They are devices that connect to the cloud, which is where Google comes in." He also said that Android will be the basis for future projects "beyond phones and tablets, watches, televisions, cars."
Building off of these plans, businesses might want to use technologies that encourage cloud accessibility, so they can take advantage of new opportunities from major service providers. A web based terminal emulator is an example of a solution that gives enterprises the chance to work with important mainframe applications on the internet through an easy-to-use platform.