Batteries, Displays, Processor and Memory components will be key markets for nanotechnology.

Telecommunications providers, especially those that offer wireless services, are increasingly feeling the bandwidth pinch. Multimedia services and applications, including those that make use of voice and video, demand more and more bandwidth to work properly.

Just when the average consumer was learning to take advantage of the 3G network (while perhaps noticing the limits of the 2.5G Edge network on the iPhone), it’s time to prep for 4G. Verizon and Vodafone are already testing 4G equipment that relies on the Long-Term Evolution standard.