T-Mobile CEO Mocks Mobile Internet Cynics

[Mike Temporale]

http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39154585,00.htm

"T-Mobile CEO Rene Obermann today hit out at mobile internet doubters, comparing them to the analysts who predicted mobiles would only be used by 25 per cent of the population. Obermann criticised the "cynicism" around mobile internet use and "experts" unimpressed with web access on mobiles. "Experts are usually wrong with these predictions," he said. The T-Mobile boss, however, announced some pretty bold predictions himself. "To date, internet traffic has been fixed line," he said. "Mobile will be the centre of the internet." He added: "The growth of data and internet traffic will displace fixed line." However, Obermann did acknowledge there have been some problems with the internet experience on phones to date, with WAP giving the web on mobiles a bad name."



Really, all he is saying is that the growth of mobile data will out surpass the growth of fixed line. And that's not a big surprise, especially when you're comparing it to a mature product. On a side note, I have to agree with his WAP comment. Sadly, I still see people focusing their efforts on WAP. :?

[Mike Temporale]

http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39154585,00.htm

"T-Mobile CEO Rene Obermann today hit out at mobile internet doubters, comparing them to the analysts who predicted mobiles would only be used by 25 per cent of the population. Obermann criticised the "cynicism" around mobile internet use and "experts" unimpressed with web access on mobiles. "Experts are usually wrong with these predictions," he said. The T-Mobile boss, however, announced some pretty bold predictions himself. "To date, internet traffic has been fixed line," he said. "Mobile will be the centre of the internet." He added: "The growth of data and internet traffic will displace fixed line." However, Obermann did acknowledge there have been some problems with the internet experience on phones to date, with WAP giving the web on mobiles a bad name."



Really, all he is saying is that the growth of mobile data will out surpass the growth of fixed line. And that's not a big surprise, especially when you're comparing it to a mature product. On a side note, I have to agree with his WAP comment. Sadly, I still see people focusing their efforts on WAP. :?

[Jerry Raia]

I have totally forgotten about WAP since I have been using the Smartphone and the PPC. It's still there on all the other primitive phones out there isn't it? Is it still horrible?