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Computers routinely reach an ever-available high-bandwidth network.

Reference judgmentCorrectDisputedResearch snapshot · October 15, 2026
Source confidence & research status
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Editorial paraphrase · evidence v0.3. AI-assisted editorial assessments; original book editions not independently collated. Attribution and outcome confidence are recorded separately.

Source state: TEXT CONFIRMED IN LISTED SOURCE.

Attribution confidence
MEDIUM
Outcome confidence · deadline / review
MEDIUM / MEDIUM
Timing confidence / kind
MEDIUM · DOCUMENTED BY
Population
Technology markets and relevant users; no universality unless the forecast expressly requires it.

Our reading of the claim

Reference (stated reasonable reading)

Correct

Criterion: Wireless Internet is a routine built-in capability with useful broadband availability in connected markets.

Deadline: 2009 · Included in this comparison

At original deadlineFULFILLED
By review dateFULFILLED

Pew found 56% of US adults had used wireless Internet by 2009; shipping devices included Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity. Routine access is established. Universal coverage, perfect uptime and unlimited bandwidth were not imposed as extra requirements.

Deadline and follow-up notes

At deadline: Pew found 56% of US adults had used wireless Internet by 2009; shipping devices included Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity.

By review: Routine access is established. Universal coverage, perfect uptime and unlimited bandwidth were not imposed as extra requirements.

Evidence: O09 (opens in a new tab)O07 (opens in a new tab)

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The forecast and its attribution.

EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE

Computers routinely reach an ever-available high-bandwidth network.

How My Predictions Are Faring — Ray Kurzweil

1999 · Attribution / year unconfirmed
The Computer Itself, prediction 13, printed p. 21

AUTHOR RETROSPECTIVE REPRINT

Source publication: 2010-10 · Access: text checked

Official author archive. Cover says October 2010, but the available file contains later updates. Reprinted forecast passages are used for attribution; the author’s favorable self-grades are not independent outcome evidence. Original book editions were not inspected. Page locators below are PRINTED pages, not PDF viewer indices.

Catalogue entry P01
Open listed source (opens in a new tab)
Normalized claim
Computers routinely reach an ever-available high-bandwidth network.
Success criteria
Wireless Internet is a routine built-in capability with useful broadband availability in connected markets.
Claim type
Adoption
02

Timeline

PREDICTION MADE1999Attributed forecast year; original edition not collated
ORIGINAL TARGET2009Deadline supplied by this assessment
FULL REALIZATIONBy 2009Evidence bound, not first achievement year

DOCUMENTED BY: Documented by 2009

Outcome at original deadlineFULFILLED
Outcome at reviewFULFILLED

Supplied target wording: 2009. The original deadline is preserved if a later forecast revises it. Forecast horizon: not established. Drift is a calendar-year difference, not a precise elapsed duration.

03

The evidence.

SUPPORTS · 2009-07-22

Wireless Internet Use — Pew Research Center (opens in a new tab)

Wireless Internet Use overview: opening wireless-use finding and mobile-use comparison bullets. Pew reports 56% of Americans had ever used wireless Internet and 19% used mobile Internet the previous day in its April 2009 survey. Evidence limits: These are US adult survey measures, not global population coverage, wireless traffic share or a continuous-service guarantee.

Source checked as of 2026-10-18
PRIMARY SURVEY

Source publication: 2009-07-22 · Access: reused checked source

US adult survey. Ever-used wireless access is not a majority-of-traffic measure and is not global coverage.

Section locator and support checked 2026-10-18 in the citation supplement.

Catalogue entry O09
SUPPORTS · 2008-07-14

iPhone App Store downloads top 10 million (opens in a new tab)

Paragraph describing cellular-network and Wi-Fi access to the App Store. The release confirms operational wireless software delivery on shipping mobile platforms. Evidence limits: It does not measure continuous coverage, throughput or population-wide usage.

Source checked as of 2026-10-18
PRIMARY PRODUCT RELEASE

Source publication: 2008-07-14 · Access: reused checked source

Section locator and support checked 2026-10-18 in the citation supplement.

Catalogue entry O07
SUPPORTS · 2007-01-09

Apple reinvents the phone with iPhone (opens in a new tab)

Data-networking paragraph and Breakthrough Internet Communications Device section. Apple describes EDGE and Wi-Fi web/email access on the announced 2007 iPhone. Evidence limits: This documents product capability, not reliable universal coverage or usage prevalence.

Source checked as of 2026-10-18
PRIMARY PRODUCT RELEASE

Source publication: 2007-01-09 · Access: primary page text checked

Documents the soft keyboard, Multi-Touch interface, EDGE/Wi-Fi and pocketable device. January was an announcement with US availability planned for June 2007; it is not a January retail launch.

Catalogue entry SUP002

Capability, adoption, and timing

A related breakthrough is not automatically fulfillment. Review must check the actual capability, how widely it was required to be used, the specified technology, and the original deadline. A prototype cannot establish a claim about routine or widespread use.

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Alternative interpretation: US survey is evidence of routine connected-market use, not worldwide universal access. “High bandwidth” is judged relative to the forecast era.
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Research notes & history

US survey is evidence of routine connected-market use, not worldwide universal access. “High bandwidth” is judged relative to the forecast era.

Open questions

  • Original-edition collation remains an attribution task; it does not erase the stated outcome assessment.
  • An earlier documented instance could refine timing; the documented-by date is not claimed to be the invention year.
Imported from
kurzweil_verification_v0_3_package/predictions.canonical.v0.3.json
Legacy identifier
None
Forecast family
K010
Parent statement
Not assigned
File checksum
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Review history

— Evidence v0.2: PARTIAL. Built-in Wi-Fi was real, and Pew found 56% of US adults had ever used wireless Internet in 2009. Only 19% had used handheld Internet the previous day. This supports substantial use, not universal reliable high-bandwidth access. Change: Complete deadline/current outcome assessment under explicit scope; separate uncertainty from verdict.

— Evidence v0.3: EDITORIAL_ASSESSMENT_COMPLETE; supplied verdict CORRECT. Pew found 56% of US adults had used wireless Internet by 2009; shipping devices included Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity. Routine access is established. Universal coverage, perfect uptime and unlimited bandwidth were not imposed as extra requirements.

— citation-supplement-2026-10-18: 3 primary citation checks/additions. Primary citation locators, source-specific support limits and additional corroborating references; no changes to verdicts, eligibility or timing judgments.

Related forecasts.

No forecast family has been resolved for this record. Related statements and revised deadlines will be linked during research.