A new Yankee Group survey found that 55% of large U.S. businesses will deploy a wireless wide-area data solution by mid-2006. New third-generation networks are delivering data speeds in excess of 144 Kbps, allowing greater access to enterprise applications.
Commercial launches by AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, and planned launches by Cingular and Sprint PCS, indicate a strong commitment by carriers to provide the necessary technology to reduce wireless data complexity and allow enterprises to deliver cost-efficient and effective mobility solutions.
"Although higher data rates are crucial in reducing the overall complexity of mobile solutions, speed is not an elixir," says Eugene Signorini, Wireless/Mobile Enterprise & Commerce program manager. "While enterprises reveal they are ready to adopt wireless solutions, they also indicate that barriers to adoption remain, in addition to insufficient wireless network data speeds, such as security, cost constraints and lack of widespread coverage. The corporate-minded wireless carrier must assist enterprises by providing out-of-the-box applications or by partnering with third-party technology providers to solve mobile computing challenges."
