Background
The evolution of the mobile phone as the foremost multi-media device has long been predicted, but take-up has mostly been quite disappointing. The mobile phone has turned out to be a complex distribution platform for non-voice services, both from a technology and a business model point of view, in addition to the physical limitations of its small size. Many attempts have been made to overcome these limitations with limited success. But for various reasons, it has proven difficult to transfer concepts from market to market as well as from one device to the other.
Even so it seems clear that sooner or later, Mobile Internet will be the primary access to the Internet for most people as mobile phones far outnumber PCs. Today there are about 3.5 billion mobile phones, compared to 1 billion PCs. The main advantages of the mobile phone compared to the PC are:
- It is a much more personal device
- It is portable
- It is always on
Read more about this topic: Universal Mobile Interface
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