7 top mobile and wireless trends for 2007

21 December, 2006 (17:07) | Hardware, Palm, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Smartphones

It’s year-end and that means the usual spate of hindsight and foresight articles. Computer World combines the two for their look at the state of wireless/mobile.

The top mobile and wireless trends that will emerge in 2007 wouldn’t be possible without the two biggest stories of 2006: the advent of the cheap smart phone, and Sprint Nextel’s bodacious announcement that it is building a nationwide mobile WiMax network. So before looking ahead, let’s take a brief look behind.

The predictions:

  1. More mobile access, more competition
  2. The era of ‘the big bundle’
  3. The democratization of mobile e-mail
  4. Search and discovery
  5. Mobility gets social
  6. Convergence: One phone, many places
  7. Media, media, media

Read it all: The seven top mobile and wireless trends for 2007

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