Next year, Cingular is expected to release a high-speed wireless internet service that is fast enough to support videoconferencing and other bandwidth intensive services.  The implications for a service like this are huge.  Think about the wireless model here at Case.  I can walk around with my laptop, from one end of campus to the other, and except for some rough spots near Euclid, I can maintain access to all of my school work, media, e-mail, and applications.  Now instead of an area the size of the Case campus, think about an entire city and what this kind of mobility means.  If the popularity grows enough that this hits the 30 largest cities in the U.S., we’re looking at a whole new way of enabling a mobile workforce.  Employees can work while they watch their kids at soccer practice, on their way to getting their dog groomed, or even while they shop.

If Verizon comes out with something like this, I will buy one of their Smartphones the same day.