IBM is betting that mobile communications is going to grow and grow, and it’s betting in a big way – $100 million, to be exact. That’s how much it’s investing over the next five years in research in mobile communications.
That’s aimed at those who will use their mobile phone to go online, rather than a computer. The company own Institute for Business Value has predicted that the number of mobile users will rise by 191% between 2006 and 2011 to reach roughly one billion users. It’s worth recalling that although computers seem ubiquitous, 83% of the world’s population don’t own one.
