Only the Beginning…

This article is pretty concise in what is going to be happening over the next couple of years for the Wireless scene. The critical graph is here –

Heck, just forget about cell phones altogether, added World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) director and One Web guru Tim Berners-Lee, also speaking at the conference. According to the Web pioneer, consumer technology is moving toward a world in which all devices will be covered in changeable pixels that can be used to present messages and content — sort of a Times Square-like scenario.

“So, the screen is getting less and less important,” he said.

For those unaware Berners-Lee for all intents and purposes is the father of the Web not Gore. But his observations have a larger portent than fancy screens. In order for the world to be viewing this new future will require at least one more turn at the wireless transport infrastructure. WiMax as good as it is, would not have the bandwidth for that level of video transport. Cisco and Nortel will love this.