Archive for February, 2010

Despite the conspicuous absence of the App store leader Apple at Mobile World Congress, mobile content is top of the agenda at this year’s industry jamboree in Barcelona and most industry announcements give something away about the content strategies of the companies involved. Juniper Research has identified some of the key industry announcements and takes [...]

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The rise of the mobile App, driven initially by the iPhone, and now by all major smartphone manufacturers, has changed the market for mobile operators beyond recognition, leaving them in a somewhat unenviable position, at least relative to the likes of Apple and Google. These companies appear to be able to do no wrong recently, [...]

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At the end of last week’s blog I mentioned that sporting teams and events and entertainment venues such as cinemas and theatres are actively pursuing the addition of mobile ticketing to their distribution channel strategy. But why should that be? After all, one of the aspects I for one enjoy about watching my favourite team [...]

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On the off chance that you felt that maybe Facebook had become a little passé, and that MySpace is sooo last season, darling, a brash newcomer by the name of Google has decided to enter the social networking arena. Google Buzz is (to quote the commentary from its Youtube video) “a new way to share [...]

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It is interesting to note some of the elements included in Deutsche Telekom’s recently announced collaboration with equipment vendor Telit for M2M (Machine to Machine) applications. A press release from the two companies on February 4 alludes to an international focus, identifies the need for simplified and standardised products, and identifies specific target markets- notably [...]

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