Eight Trends To Watch In Mobile Computing

Mobile computing, communications and services have come a long way. In a span of only 20 years, wireless services have reached almost 50 percent of the world's population. There are now more than 3 billion mobile subscribers globally, a number expected to grow to 4.5 billion by 2012. Each second around the world, four people are born... and 36 mobile phones are sold. Yet even in the wake of this growth and popularity, phone manufacturers, service providers and others in the mobile industry face a number of stiff challenges. Competition is more intense than ever and profit margins are being squeezed. The pressure on companies to differentiate themselves through innovative services - created and delivered at breakneck speed - is rising.