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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Imagine a director of sales being able to send his entire field-sales team important messages regardless of the handheld wireless devices they use. He could let them know an important account has just been acquired or the number of widgets they need to sell by day's end to make their goal, all on the fly, and assured those messages had been received. Wireless Village is designed to promote the interoperability of the plethora of messaging platforms currently available. The idea of a wireless village, where messages can be sent back and forth among users, regardless of whether their carrier is Sprint PCS or Verizon Wireless, or if they're using AOL's Instant Messenger or Microsoft's Messenger service, might sound a bit far-fetched in the United States. They are working to bring that level of communication efficiency to the United States, where at the moment it's cheaper to use a cell phone to make a call.