Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm has rolled out a similar vision of a multimedia wireless world. Texas Instruments holds a nice position here as well, with many key design wins for an existing family of core DSPs and for its emerging OMAP software environment, in which Microsoft has a stake. These players have the platforms. What they lack is a killer app. No one seems to know what will prove to be the Visicalc of the smart phone.
Further challenges are matters of physics.
The wireless frenzy is a little like that today. There's no question that the field is burning with competitive activity. What's less clear is how much horsepower this new driver packs. 2001 CMP Media Inc. All rights reserved.