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Should U.S. carriers embrace this approach in a year or two, it could
turn the U.S. wireless industry on its head. The advent of mobile
access to full-blown home PC and TV applications could lead to a revamp
in pricing of wireless service providers’ data plans, possibly to
tiered pricing. And as applications such as mobile Skype take hold,
data and voice use will become indistinguishable, predicts Kanagarayer.Source: Business Week
This is a more detailed article than my previous Death to Minutes post earlier. I’m really glad providers are moving away from selling services and devices, and moving towards becoming a data provider, the future is here now and the first stone has been cast.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
