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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Wireless location-based service users worldwide will rise to 748 million by 2004 from just 72 million this year, according to a new report from the ARC Group titled Wireless Connectivity for Mobile Computing. Within three years location-based services will be ubiquitous and a core part of every service provider's offering for all mobile devices, adding substantial value and flexibility to the mobile data user's experience. The mobile computing market will lead the way. This will be the market that will adopt location-based services at the fastest rate. Within five years, almost half of the 160 million mobile computing devices shipped will have embedded cellular wireless data modems, enabling wireless data services to be extended to computer users.