Do you browse the Web on your mobile phone? Do you find it to be a frustrating experience with slow download speeds? Well, hold on to your hat, that may soon change.

For some time know Google made no secret of their plans to dominate the wireless world and talked about producing a software platform for mobile devices, called Android.

Well, the wait is over, at least for a while… Google showed off their ‘Android’ software platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Having launched Android last year, Google is hoping to establish its software as the standard operating system for mobile phones and to improve the quality of web-browsing for handset users.

According to a technology research firm analyst, it looks very promising. It also means that there will be more tracking to see trends for commercial devices in the second half of 2008.

The idea is that Android will lead to radically improved functionality, notably for web browsing, meaning more people will use their mobile phones for internet surfing and other applications.

Android is open-source which opens another world to developers to create killer applications.

Like with anything, Google faces stiff competition with Nokia and its Symbian system, US software giant Microsoft with their Windows system for mobiles and a separate consortium who is working on an open-source Linux solution.

The future of Android and that of the rival platforms is going to be very exciting indeed. I am convinced we’ll enjoy the ride!