All Together Now
Business 2.0 is at CTIA this week and so far has noticed two key trends at the show. First, there is a big emphasis on convergence and interoperabilty such that devices can connect to whatever network is available. He points to TI's Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/GSM Wanda chipset. We'd also add Samsung's announcement to develop GSM1x handsets and roaming agreements between AT&T and Cingular as other examples. And the second related trend that undercuts all these announcement is forging partnerships that focus on specific short term goals. This new pragmatism is similar to what was coming out of 3GSM last month. It seems that the wireless industry is moving beyond the hype and getting down to buisness. Well, except when it comes to Push-To-Talk and Wi-Fi, it's still fashionable to hype those two topics.
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