Advanced Wireless Services Target Entry-Level Cell Phones

Press Release - February 12, 2007

As the market for advanced wireless services expands and matures, we are seeing a growing number of free mobile applications and add-ons for even the most basic of cellular devices.

Contrary to what you might think, it’s no longer necessary to buy an advanced smartphone or BlackBerry just to check your email on the go. The vast majority of basic handsets now offer some kind of data access, giving cell phone users to option of accessing services like GMail and the Yahoo Go suite of services.

Instant messaging is another feature that’s seemingly available on a greater number of handsets with each passing year, as applications like MSN Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, and AIM are made specifically available for wireless users. Special software for document viewing and GPS navigation is also becoming fairly widespread.

As mobile technology advances, it seems inevitable that tomorrow’s low-cost cell phones will bear a striking resemblance to miniature computers, greatly expanding the number of tasks we can complete on the go.