2005 is the year for 3G.

Network IT has an interesting article titled "Will 2005 be the year for 3G?". Some great statistics and commentary, primarily on the mature European market.

I still think the US market will be an accelerator for the technology as large US software companies will begin to develop specifically for the technology. This will create a large increase in the non-voice usage of the networks for mobile solutions.

Great quote from the article by Sanjiv Ahuja, chief executive of Orange Group:

‘The customer wants a seamless experience that is technology agnostic, taking them from home, while mobile, and to work,’ he says.

Hands up who sees that with their 3G carrier now……. Well I’m still looking.

We are not quite crossing the chasm yet…