Making technology mobile was the prime concern of most makers and considerable efforts have been made to achieve it. The desktop computers have been converted into ultra-portable laptops, the old transistors have been modified and satellite radios have evolved, newspapers have been transformed into e-paper and so on. Technology has been simplified to make it more user-friendly and consumer oriented. This simplified technology then needed to be converged into one multi-media device. The computers had been considered as an option and they have been handy but the true potential lies in mobile phones, which is the most sought after medium, for the makers and also the consumers.

Mobile phones have shown considerable potential in their ability to take in more mediums and offer multiple services. A mobile phone is naturally handy and it has established itself as the most sought after communication device. Besides communication it has also sought ways of converging with other forms of media into it to give a multi-purpose functionality. This is seen with its ability to multi-task by giving camera facility, music capability, storage ability, FM potential and much more. This adaptability of the mobile phone has paved its way of being the most user-friendly and popular convergent medium of all.

Mobile technology has been constantly altering to rope in newer media. Mobiles have entered the computers foray of internet facility and mobiles have adapted themselves to it and are performing quite well. Banking and making payments have been simplified and can be done through your mobile phone by sending a messaging or through internet. Mobile phones have replaced music players and are reducing the need of carrying numerous devices for various purposes. Mobile phones are intervening into all mediums and providing an all-round performance. There are obvious limitations to their performing abilities. Mobiles have extremely limited scope of expansion and this makes them obsolete after a new model has arrived.

Mobile phones have to depend on the service providers for communication purpose or internet access. These service providers have a tiff over spectrum allocation and thus there are constant network jams especially in India. This is causing trouble for the mobile users. Mobile phone users expect reliable and fast service and if they do not get they will switch to other networks. Thus providers have to be always alert and keep on inventing ways to retain their customer base. Thus they strive with mobile phone makes to make varied technologies integrated and make mobile phones a fully convergent medium.