Applications that allow for things like sales force automation, field force automation, customer relationship management, product status, transaction processing, access to corporate databases, etc. will increase productivity and in turn increase profitability. Mobile workers will be able to access corporate Intranets via wireless devises. In some cases, this is already happening. Companies are beginning to develop applications that allow mobile workers access corporate data using their wireless phones or PDAs. But there are obstacles.
Security is a big concern especially for enterprise companies, and it needs to be addressed.
There are also bandwidth limitations, and the devices have small screens. Although it will require up front investment, businesses can save, and even make, money using the wireless Internet. There are many different wireless technologies, such as WAP and i-mode. It is certain that all will change in the coming years. It is also possible that different parts of the world will have different successful standards in their region.