For a few years, executives at companies that own both fixed and mobile assets have been saying that we are heading towards plans that allow devices on both networks to use access sold as a single plan.
In fact, the move already is underway, in a round-about way. A wireless hotspot service already means a user can, to an extent, buy one connection and then connect as many as eight devices with Wi-Fi access to a single router.
The next step is simply to create service plans that allow users to use a number of devices on a single broadband access plan.
"The trend is toward one plan for all of your devices, like tablets, phones, PCs," Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse says.
In fact, the move already is underway, in a round-about way. A wireless hotspot service already means a user can, to an extent, buy one connection and then connect as many as eight devices with Wi-Fi access to a single router.
The next step is simply to create service plans that allow users to use a number of devices on a single broadband access plan.
Three years ago, simplicity for Sprint meant giving a user all services on one device, for one simple price. In the future, it might be about providing broadband access to multiple devices using one single plan.
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