The Mobile World Congress has reinforced the trend to lower the cost of Smartphone hand sets, making mobile Internet more widely available.

The HTC smart?seems to be paving?the way. Operators too are rising to the challenge with their own branded user experiences. So too are the chipmakers, with a Marvel chipset that would make a Smartphone cost under $99. Orange too are?bringing out an Android phone for under 150 euros.

This Mobile Internet boom wont hit until next year, hopefully offering a range of low , mid and high end devices. The availability of low-cost devices should push web services to the masses.? O2 will be exclusively launching the HTC Smart in the UK, Ireland and Germany. targeting the prepaid users aged between 16 and 22.

The major setbacks at the moment with pushing to the masses are issues of complexity and the fact they are currently costing more than laptops. The forthcoming trend for mass marketing the Smartphone may well open up opportunities for non-traditional Vendors.?With Samsung, HTC, LG, Nokia and even Alcatel battling it out things should get pretty exciting.? And again the boom in use should mean a boom in need for IT support.