Forget 2mb broadband, how about 4G mobile?
Mobile is going bonkers right now. The Palm Pre getting some good reviews, and the big one, the iPhone 3G 2009 coming in the next few weeks (we hope).
The Digital Britain report and a whole load of media reporting is focused on providing 2mb wired broadband for everyone in the country, and the BBC had a big piece on excatly this last week.
Now, as most of you know, I am disgusted at the way the UK is so behind in terms of infrastructure, but I am just starting to think about something …. If the UK becomes so focused on wired broadband with a massive weight placed upon companies like Virgin and BT, we may be missing a trick.
What is really happening in terms of web trends?
Mobile is happening, and it is not going away. So, rather than getting broadband fixed, what about getting the networks sorted out. Perhaps 3, Orange, Vodafone and O2 et al should be getting some heat, and help in progressing a really fast 4G service?
The future is phones, smartphones, tablets, touchpads, netbooks – all portable devices which want to feed off fast networks. People want access from wherever they are, and not have to wait an age for email and web access.
So, forget broadband, and that paltry 2mb, lets get 4G and 5G up and running. What do you think?
