In the fast lane
13 September 2012
Mobile phones have come a long way since the early days when they were brick-sized and car-bound, and the corporate sector now represents a key market for service providers, says Mark Holmes
I remember my own first mobile phone, an Oki. It was the new "slimline" version, the size of half a house brick. My colleagues were jealous as they still had the "full house brick". But these were all much more advanced than my brother's phone, which was of the "transportable" type, about the size of a car battery and equally as heavy. And, in effect, that is what it...