5 Mobile Things That Won't Happen In 2012

Plenty of good things and plenty of bad things happened throughout 2011 in the mobile industry and the same will be true of 2012. Looking ahead a wee bit, here are a few things that we might like to see happen next year--but probably won't.

• The end of patent lawsuits.
• The return of unlimited data.
• Widely available mobile payments.
• A solid competitor to AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
• A viable competitor to Android.