CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-Sales of smart phones and wireless personal digital assistants are set to skyrocket, with smart phones grabbing nearly 90 percent of mobile-phone sales within five years, according to a new report from Datacomm Research Co., “Wireless Web Wonders: Opportunities for Smart Phones and PDAs.”
“Handheld devices will leverage wireless Internet access to help people communicate with each other, buy and sell goods and services, and navigate their local environments,” said Ira Brodsky, president of Datacomm Research and principal author of the report. “Combined shipments will exceed 35 million units by 2003.”