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Converging opinions
Convergence is being mentioned again and again these days, with new and improved combined services being announced faster than we can sign the 18-month fixed contracts. Now The Register wants to know "how much are people up for some of the things that are now on offer or likely to be presented to us in the future" with specific focus on business use.

It’s a fair question – players both big and small are working towards convergence with gusto and businesses are taking notice, but as ever, it will be down to the market to determine what survives and what doesn’t. Make your opinion known in their short poll here.

Update: business people in general may or may not be enthusiastic about converging tech, but a recent global survey of airline passengers commissioned by OnAir, certainly confirmed that business travellers want it all and they want it now.

"More than any other group, people travelling for business purposes want to be able to use their mobile devices during flights," according to the research. The survey found that, "among travellers flying for business reasons, over 90 per cent carry a mobile phone; up to 40 per cent carry a BlackBerry or Treo when travelling; 65 per cent of BlackBerry and Treo users would turn their devices on during flights; 94 per cent would take calls and check emails during flights; 82 per cent would make calls and send emails during flights."

For some, at least, it seems that converging technologies and services cannot come soon enough.

Posted: 04/10/2006 Comments: 0
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