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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Cell phones and wireless technologies are becoming increasingly important to systems designers, conference director Lindsey Vereen acknowledged in a statement. In the opening keynote address, author Douglas Adams delighted the technology industry crowd by skewering the obvious shortcomings of today's wireless technologies. We are fed up with 'technology', when all we want is 'stuff that works'. Adams also expressed hope that high-tech adoption would come easier to subsequent generations. She was mimicking the satellite navigation system in her father's car.