Future of Mobile Networks

The future of mobile communications is instant cheap (fixed at an incredibly low rate) access to a seamless platform independent product. The problem of the last mile, a concept traditionally thought of in wired telecommunications will ultimately be what mobile communication boils down to and solves. With the vast backbones of ISPs, calls need only be routed to an optical network where they can be originated locally within any country. International rates no longer need apply and termination fees will be negotiated till they hit rock bottom. Mobile networks will be ubiquitous, fast and free. The distribution channel will rapidly become commoditized and content will reign king (provided they can come up with the proper business models to accommodate this new means of networking). This is inevitable.

So, within this world of fast free content what type of applications will carry content on its shoulders? Something like a trimmed down javascript and flash environment that will allow for apps to be run on any phone. This is abstracted from the existing Ajaxy apps currently surfacing online (writely, gmail … ). The key is allowing them to be platform independent (how many types of phones, much less networks, will these have to sit upon). The browser is the new OS for the personal computer. The phone is still looking for its analog.