Tiny Singapore or other similar countries offer really the only type of location where the 3G vs. Wi-Fi debate is legitimate: Singapore has 600 hotspots, which works out to one hotspot per square kilometer. While that's hardly seamless coverage, it means you never have far to go to find a hotspot. This story considers the reaction from the market when operators there start introducing 3G, which may not have complete coverage at the beginning. The price for the access to the 3G networks will have to be just right or customers may decide it's not worth using. If customers want to use the 3G network for Internet access on their laptops, Wi-Fi may offer a better deal. But if the operators can deliver interesting applications that use the 3G network via smartphones, then they can differentiate the service and attract users.