Examples show that this single technology has the flexibility to be included in a huge variety of applications.

Increasing demand for robust data communications applications — especially mobile email and instant messaging — will play a role, particularly as 3G speeds improve the appeal of mobile data services.

There is a long queue of companies waiting to undergo the same certification process. Then, they can proceed to 'wave 2', covering security and quality-of-service, and when they too are certified, we can expect to see larger numbers of products actually reaching the market.

The carriers were initially against this system. But there has been an education process for them--it is a money-saving proposition for the consumer and the cellular service provider. Now they want to test the waters.

Increasing demand for robust data communications applications -- especially mobile email and instant messaging -- will play a role, particularly as 3G speeds improve the appeal of mobile data services. With increasing sales volumes, prices are falling fast, while the choice of models on offer is growing rapidly (39 percent more models were available in 2005 than in 2004).