Internet has already proved to have enormous potential for connecting information, devices and individuals. Thanks to the Internet, we have already crossed the threshold and are standing one foot firmly inside the Information Society. But the Internet is not enough. Last year approximately 165 million mobile phones were sold worldwide. This was more than the combined sales of passenger cars and PC s.
Wireless communications continue to grow at an unbelievable rate.
Driven by these two phenomena, the Internet and wireless communications, Digital Convergence is fast building the Wireless Information Society. Making Internet mobile is a key development. Packet radio is a significant step in this direction. So is WAP, scaling the Internet content down to a format suitable for small mobile terminals. Other developments, like the Bluetooth low power short-range radio, will further increase the importance of the mobile terminal as a node of the Wireless Information Society.