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Wireless industry ready to deliver multimedia future

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Creative content suppliers have never been more innovative and creative than at present, and the wealth of new services coming on stream suggests that a bright dawn may soon be on the horizon. FT writers identify five companies at the vanguard.

Inmarsat aims to fill the holes in terrestrial coverage

The successful launch of a second new-generation satellite puts the veteran operator on track to offer a range of high-bandwidth services across the US.

High speed may not be enough to topple ADSL

HSDPA wireless technology is much faster than 3G, is coming very soon and offers rich pickings.

Cellular operators defuse potential threat

Unlicensed mobile access technology is where to look for trends in the utilisation of WiFi systems.

Critical Path: Mobile e-mail product struggles

Consumers are not convinced Memova Mobile is a BlackBerry beater.

Microsoft aims to come back fighting

Symbian has the upper hand at the moment, but that may soon change.

Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm: Where Asia leads, the rest follow

Video phones and handsets as gaming consoles are the way forward for networks.

Mike Laziridis of Blackberry: Rich pickings attract rivals

Security and feedback are the secret weapons.

Angel Gambino of MTV: Spurring on the record groups

The vice-president for strategy and digital media says speed is essential.

Kitae Lee of Samsung: Samsung attracted to birds’ beauty

The South Korean group values style as much as substance in its handsets.