While it s still an early market, the opportunity is prompting seed funding of new competition. It s not a sexy topic. There s no Internet-style oohs and ahhs when you start talking about radio frequency and smart antennas, but with the glut of applications companies still waiting to be sorted out, smart VC money is headed towards companies that use carriers as customers, not as partners. Spotwave will go head to head with companies like RadioFrame. The company has already inked beta deals at unnamed U.S. and Canadian carriers for this summer.
Problems still exist, especially when using cell phones in buildings and in vehicles.
This may be the least of the carrier s problems, but the fact that they are fixing it is a sign that they are finally starting to see the big picture in wireless data. Josh Newman is editor of Unstrung and is remaining consistent with his strategy. Sign up for Unstrung's Premium Report. WirelessDevNet Wireless Industry Wireless Developer Network - A GeoComm Trade Community Copyright 2000 GeoComm International Corporation .