Dorrian has a great article on the fusion of mobile and the Internet. He starts off with a device and applications view, writing a good story on how data is out there and devices are used as needed and as appropriate. He then brings up some great thoughts regarding the operators, making some suggestions as to their role in the future, such as customer support or billing.
Read it.
Link: Silicon Valley Himalayan Expedition: One Internet to rule the world: starting to wag the mobile dog.
We are years away from this future, but it is a future that is obvious to almost everyone I talk to. Here are some emerging trends to help push us there:
*web applications are proving as robust or more robust than desktop ones
*application developers are recognizing that data should be free and live in the Cloud
*presence is becoming more important
* broadband access to mobile devices is coming fast in all markets
*access to the Internet by mobile devices will outpace desktop access in a few years (as predicted in 2000)
*VOIP is coming to mobile
*seamless switching between various types of wireless networks will happen
