The Internet, Untethered

The Internet is going mobile. To succeed, it must learn from the mistakes made in the fixed-line Internet boom, argues Tom Standage.

A Call for Help

“‘The U.S. [cell phone] industry is a freak of nature, an artificial creation with more competitors than the economic reality justifies,’ argues Scott Ford, president of Arkansas-based Alltel, the largest regional cell phone company. ‘It’s the biggest issue facing the industry. We are rapidly moving from wealth creation to wealth destruction.’ What’s needed is a wrenching, top-to-bottom consolidation – and it is coming soon, thanks … [ Read more ]