Right now, the wireless Net is more overlooked than embraced. The boom in Europe and Japan is partly due to the lack of landline Internet access and the high cost of local phone calls things we have in affordable abundance. Therefore, it s a very attractive alternative for overseas users who ve already adopted mobile phone technology. Forrester Research predicts that 54 percent of Europeans will be using the mobile Internet by 2005. Zia Daniell Wigder, research director for broadband and wireless with Jupiter Research, says, Carriers and companies with mobile strategies must convince consumers that the mobile platform is a fundamentally different medium from and not simply a stripped-down version of the desktop Web.
Analysts agree, it s just a matter of time until our wireless Internet boom.
Keep an eye on the wireless Net as it advances. Issues will arise, concerning everything from providing a mobile-accessible Web site to ways that new services can improve productivity. Inc. All rights reserved.