Where is the thrust in the cellular telephony?

This paper presents an overview of wireless telephony. The key points relating to different markets are analyzed: their size, customer needs, coming changes etc. Next the evolution of analogue and digital cellular systems is described and also the different skills that are needed to create a multinational cellular service are listed. The conclusion is that while wireless telephony is becoming a real consumer market, the emphasis in this business is changing from complex technical issues to issues more closely related to quality and versatility of services