No 3G for HP Until 2007

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday March 5, 2006 @05:27PM from the shy-away-from-the-cutting-edge dept.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us CNet is reporting that HP will not be bringing 3G support to any of their new 'smart phones' until at least 2007. From the article: "[HP] cites the costs associated with the service, coupled with the fact that 3G's killer app -- TV and video streaming -- isn't yet viable on mobile phones as the primary reasons for its decision. '3G is still only occupying 3% of the world pie,' HP's Vice-President for Consumer Products and Mobile Business Group in the Asia-Pacific region, Chin-Teik SEE, told CNET.com.au at the company's 'magical mobility launch' event in Hong Kong last week."

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The logical application of 3G bandwidth by BadAnalogyGuy · 2006-03-05 17:33 · Score: 5, Insightful

Is the logical application of 3G bandwidth really streaming video? Maybe if you are the operator charging per packet!

The logical application of higher bandwidth on mobile phones is just an extension of current phone capabilities. Namely, increased mail functionality like graphics and graphical icons, and music downloads. In the business sphere, it makes sense to utilize that bandwidth for file transfers from one mobile phone to another.

But streaming video wasn't ever really high on anyone's list of MUST HAVE functionality. At least not on the user side.