The Prognostics demand for wireless communication is two-fold. First is the problem of wiring in general as mentioned earlier. Second, is the problem that falls exactly along the lines of pervasive computing, which is the fact that sensors will begin to exceed what can be practically achieved through wiring. Consider, for instance, new structural sensors being integrated into modern aerospace applications. It is conceivable that one could have hundreds of thousands of sensors, communicating with their neighbors and to the system in general.

Prognostics also demands security. With wireless sensors, the integrity of information being reported by those sensors becomes paramount. In fact, it would be the easiest attack on a wireless-sensored prognostics vehicle to "convince" it that it's structure was damaged, thereby effecting a vehicle-level decision to remediate to a ficitious situation. As such, security and robustness in how the vehicle uses wireless sensors is of key concern.

Inevitable is the fact that computers will continue to dominate our lives, a realization that motivates pervasive computing. Prognostics, in many ways, is both a further realization of that fact, as well as a new driver behind it. One can be assured that this complement between commercial and military/aerospace technology will result in many years, if not decades, of advancements in pervasive prognostics computing.