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On a global basis, the survey — released last week — found that more businesses are measuring the benefits of technology instead of its costs on the bottom-line. It also found that instead of touting their ability to provide access to the Internet, companies are using the speed and reliability as benchmarks of success.

The study by U.S. consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, uses its own "Sophistication Index" to determine how eagerly, and capably, countries have embraced information technology, including wireless access and Internet access.

Sweden and in general most European countries have a more adavnced wireless technology than that of the US.
They have been using GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications.
GSM is the name of a land mobile pan-European digital cellular radiocommunications system - A standard for digital cellular communications (in the process of being) adopted by over 60 countries. The GSM standard is currently used in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. I used to live in Europe and traveled to Asia a few times with my Motorola Triport (tri-band) wireless telephone and was able to make calls from Hong Kong to the US and any European country, actually to any country in the world. I treveled w/ this phone to the US and was not able to use it.

"I treveled w/ this phone to the US and was not able to use it."

When did you travel?
You can use it now if you sign on with the right carrier.
I believe T-Mobile, AT&T/Cingular wireless have GSM networks in the US.
European companies might be "more eager" to embrace new information technology especially wireless because US firms at present are "over teched". Wireless has security problems that need to be and are being resolved. US firms have solid technology that they purchased or developed in the late 90's and early 2000's that is still quite functional.
If the study was to measure businesses "eagerness" then it probably has some merit. But to suggest that the US is behind Sweden in overall deployment and sophistication of IT (which the headline does)is more than a stretch.
However, my wife loves her Volvo.