To: Chisy who wrote (20695 ) 7/28/2000 8:52:30 PM From: Rich Wolf Read Replies (1) | Respond to OT: Speaking of shorts, they've been busy across the whole market lately. Check out my posts on the MCOM thread, esp. if you want to see who I think the player is who will be the ONLY source of mobile wireless broadband access. I see no competition for what they offer for perhaps 3-5 years or longer. Various HDR and 3G systems are for limited bursts of data, not actual web-surfing at 128k to 200k and higher (whether from a tablet device aka 'webpad,' or a laptop). The solution requires microcells, to get greater frequency reuse (more bandwidth x time available per POP). If you consider how the size and weight of large-screen devices (i.e., larger than a palm or WAP phone display screen) will greatly reduce as battery technology improves <ggg> and processors become more efficient (e.g., Transmeta), and as newer handwriting- or voice-recognition software eliminates the need for a keyboard... well, you see where I'm going: something the size of a book, that can access the internet. It could also support a parallel voice channel (or VoIP), and use a (Bluetooth and wireless!) hands-free headset, thus totally eliminating the need for a separate cellphone. But I digress.
