The company will increasingly focus on wireless comms as a key driver for PDA sales.
In his country, for example, there were 15 different comms standards and there was little real talk about the Internet.
There's no need for additional comms equipment or dial-up connections to be deployed at the corporate network end.
In rural areas, the company acknowledges that fibre optic cable is an expensive way of delivering broadband comms.
The focus has led to the company developing more custom displays for customers, particularly for mobile comms handsets and portable information appliances.
Applications could include mobile and satellite comms, broadcast systems, test and measurement and defence.
Cutting the cost of airtime is essential to winning business from other satellite comms companies.
Others are less optimistic, saying that the downturn reflects loss of momentum in the mobile comms sector, and they suggest that things could get worse before they get better.
Typical applications are hand-held instrumentation, camcorders, computer scanners and digital comms systems.
He moved to the nearest internal comms panel and set the channel for shipwide broadcast.
He wrapped a comms earpiece around the back of his ear and strapped the throat mike around his neck.
The council said that keeping up with rapidly changing technology is a major challenge; the comms upgrade will help other IT projects.
Personal Portable System Manager is aimed at wireless comms devices.
So it's currently possible for units to know where they are via GPS, and to report their position to commanders via their existing comms systems.
The microphone was jacked into the comms system, so you could hear the air traffic control.
But as part of the new fabric of distributed computing, their comms link will always allow them to access far more than can ever be held in a single device.
It was one of the first companies to warn last October that performance was being hit by weakening demand for mobile comms handsets and higher client inventory levels.
In the UK, mobile comms was fostered by the ever-broadening availability of prepaid services.
The service will be offered in partnership with Japan's largest mobile comms company.
These subscribers will represent 50% of all mobile comms users.