The State of the Wireless World

According to estimates by several groups, there are roughly 800 million mobile users in the world. By 2002, the number of these mobile users is estimated to reach one billion.

Obviously from these figures, it’s no doubt that people love mobile devices. In fact, people love their mobile devices so much that it’s also estimated that by 2002, the number of mobile users will finally overtake the number of fixed Internet subscribers worldwide.

As the demand for mobile devices grows, so does the desire for services. People want more than simply the ability to communicate by voice.

Today, users want the ability to access mobile data, be it services such as e-mail, messaging, or up-to-the-minute business and financial ...

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