Expect more free sport on your mobile, but not for long

I was reminded recently of the amazing progress that has been made in mobile Internet technology.

Despite being on holiday, deep in the countryside of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, I was able to watch a live soccer match, on my smartphone, being held in a different province, between two leading international teams.

There were no TV sets in my hostel in Guilin, but its wireless Internet service meant I could still watch the match between Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid and Italian Series-A counterparts Inter Milan, being played in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong province.