Telecommunications industry survey predicts early dawn

The mobile phone – once just seen as a convenient device for talking on the move – is likely to take the place of a whole range of other devices within the next two years, according to a survey of telecommunications experts gathered in Korea. The survey, conducted by world-leading 3G handset manufacturer, LG Electronics, at Busan ITU Telecom Asia 2004, indicates that the convergence of a host of devices and availability of a range of applications on mobile handsets could have a major impact on the separate markets for digital cameras and video cameras.