The tension between the largely U.S.-based PC and Internet industry and the world's wireless carriers was palpable this week at the world's largest cell phone trade show. Google Inc. was one of the headliners, and Apple Inc. was the ghost hovering over it all. While some wireless carriers are cooperating or working with Google and Apple, others are signaling that they don't want to cede power and be reduced to simple utilities.
For consumers, the reduced power of wireless carriers could mean more choices. Traditionally the network operators tried to limit the content people could access on their devices.
