Clearly Microsoft needs to add this piece - mobile access is a huge part of their new .Net initiative.

It will be ubiquitous and a monster opportunity.

It's do-or-die time for T-Mobile USA to get into 3G.

It's a very good question. The whole process has definitely gotten more political over the years. The technology used in this standard is the future of wireless (local area networks). It's very important for companies involved to get their market positioning up-front and establish themselves as players as soon as possible.

It's hard to imagine how this is a security threat, ... They clearly don't want the competition.

They've been selling radios to the government for something like 40 years. You don't expect them to buy from a commercial supplier do you?

Rumor is that it will be available shortly.

but not an insurmountable one. It could probably be done in software.

The data pricing trend is downward. We're expecting unlimited wireless broadband services in the $35-$45 range in the next year or so. There will always be a premium for wireless, but the objective is to get to the same price point as wired.

There are three reasons to deploy wireless. You can't install wire, for whatever reason. Wireless is cheaper over a given time. Or you need mobility.