Whilst the customer base of UMTS networks is growing, it is mostly popular with consumers and small business, where network operators are offering ridiculous to get people to try their services and recoup some of the cost of money spent in licensing auctions and network setup.
The uptake amongst corporates of 3G has not been as strong. The main reason behind this is coverage. Over here in the UK, GPRS coverage is 98% of the population where as 3G coverage still hovers around 80% for all of the 3G networks.
This phone is aimed at corporates, and as such, it seems quite logical to use GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Having said that, a thin UMTS PDA smartphonew would be ideal (I am thinking alot thiner than the Treo)....
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Whilst the customer base of UMTS networks is growing, it is mostly popular with consumers and small business, where network operators are offering ridiculous to get people to try their services and recoup some of the cost of money spent in licensing auctions and network setup.
The uptake amongst corporates of 3G has not been as strong. The main reason behind this is coverage. Over here in the UK, GPRS coverage is 98% of the population where as 3G coverage still hovers around 80% for all of the 3G networks.
This phone is aimed at corporates, and as such, it seems quite logical to use GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Having said that, a thin UMTS PDA smartphonew would be ideal (I am thinking alot thiner than the Treo)....