Finland's Wireless Fast Track Thanks in large measure to mobile handset pacesetter Nokia, this small nation, about the size of Montana with a population of some 5 million people, is where the rest of the world looks for wireless guidance. But so far no one is willing to put it together. Printer friendly version.
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The lack of a common wireless standard among carriers has been cited as a barrier to adoption of text-messaging and other services in the United States. While migration to a common standard is years away at best, software workarounds are beginning to hit the U.S. market. One provider, MobileWay, announced this week that a solution already operating in Europe and Asia is coming to the Western Hemisphere. In other countries, virtually any two phones with text-messaging capabilities can communicate. Mobile customers could send two-way text messages to other wireless subscribers anywhere in the world, regardless of their network operator service.