Statistics:
Today, WAP is embraced by 90 percent of the global handset market and carriers with a subscriber base of more than 100 million. The technology has the potential to bring many benefits to the enterprise: access to CRM data, ERP and inventory management systems, corporate portal data and the ability to run apps for the transportation/logistics industry." - InternetWeek

Wireless subscriber statistics from International Data Corp.:

	1999	2003
United States	560,000	73,100,000
Western Europe	91,000	72,000,000
Asia Pacific	460,000	143,400,000
Japan	3,800,000	40,900,000

 

Within in the next 2 years, upgrades in the wireless infrastructure to 2.5G and 3G technology will enable the widespread use of data-centric WAP enabled phones.

Web development for wireless devices is already gaining momentum in the banking and finance industry. Within the next two years, the demand for wireless development services will explode as the technology gains acceptance.