Abstract :
In Japan, the wireless cell phone has displaced the desktop PC as the preferred Internet access tool. The rest of the world is expected to follow Japan´s lead in embracing the wireless Internet. By 2003, nearly all wireless devices will be Web enabled, and i-Mode is setting the pace. i-Mode phones, with screens the size of business cards, may seem less than ideal for Internet access, but it is important to realize that the wireless Web represents a new medium that will change the way people work and play. Consumers and professionals will use mobile devices for audio-visual communications, sending and receiving email with rich media, and consulting databases with technical drawings. The cell phone is transforming into a multifunctional tool with increasingly sophisticated graphics capabilities
Keywords :
Internet; cellular radio; computer graphics; electronic mail; government policies; information resources; technological forecasting; Internet access; Japan; Web enabled; audio-visual communications; cell phone; databases; desktop PC; email; graphics applications; i-Mode phones; mobile devices; multifunctional tool; preferred Internet access tool; professionals; small screens; sophisticated graphics capabilities; technical drawings; wireless Internet; wireless Web; wireless cell phone; wireless devices; Circuits; Communication system control; GSM; Graphics; Ground penetrating radar; Multiaccess communication; Network servers; Telecommunication traffic; Telephone sets; Time division multiple access;
