April 29, 2009, Hereld Sun
Mobile surfing booming as hand-held revolution hits Australia
BY 2020 three-quarters of all internet use will be done from a mobile, with
the potential for some mind-boggling features, experts claim.
"Last year the world went berserk on wireless internet and some carriers reported
increases of 1000 per cent," Telstra chief technology officer Hugh Bradlow said.
Mobile surfing is booming and Australians are at the forefront of the hand-held
revolution, he said.
"Australia is leading the charge and Telstra is the first carrier in the world that
made more money from mobile data than SMS."
The huge growth in wireless networking will bring better content and whiz-bang mobile
phones.
"There's already an application that lets you point your phone's camera to the barcode
on a product. Log into the internet and price, features and stockist appear on your
phone's screen," Mr Bradlow said.
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