That means when we enter a conference room for a meeting, the agenda can pop up on our devices. Japan vs. North America North American wireless operators will wait until they prove the business case for 3G before investing in infrastructure upgrades. DoCoMo thinks users will embrace broadband applications, including video. Internet penetration in the U.S. exceeds cell phone penetration, so the conventional wisdom is that demand for wireless broadband applications in the U.S. will trail that of Japan. Also, some analysts believe the American culture is less likely to crave wireless multimedia applications.
Japan is a unique culture.
As 2.5G technologies take hold in the U.S. next year, wireless operators may resist upgrading to full-blown 3G until 2004. It's better than what we have today, but it's not this unlimited euphoria. In March 2001, the Federal Communications Commission will auction spectrum in the 700-MHz band. The problem with W-CDMA is that you need so much spectrum. The bottom line is that wireless operators will pay attention to the broadband wireless application demands of the customer.