Communication with a capital "C"

I think this year will be the year when the "C" in "ICT" becomes dominant. OK,  Communication in Technology terms has been a big thing  a while but what's the tipping point? Finally, 3G networks are being widely offered by TelCos in both dongles and handsets. The latter are becoming far more useable and reliable for data transmission. Also the  price of access and the technology is dropping all the time. The iPhone has had a big part to play but as I blogged yesterday, other manufacturers are catching up with SIM free handsets giving consumers a wider choice then just the locked down iPhone. Soon they will overtake the iPhone unless Apple open up access and unlock devices from one network. Things are really going to start hitting the mainstream and become ubiquitous. It will become more normal to be connected 24 hours then it has ever been.