The demand for bluetooth and IR in north america has until now been very very small, however I think demand for these features will begin to increase sharply in the coming years. However, as the data speeds on phones get higher and higher my question is, do bluetooth and IR support transfer speeds high enough as opposed to a USB connection?

Basically, when you look at technologies like 1x, EDGE, 1xEV-DO, and UMTS/WCDMA, will bluetooth and IR supports these high speeds or will they become a bottleneck?

I've just never seen it discussed anywhere.