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Friday, February 10, 2006
Speculations about 3GSM World Congress
3GSM World Congress takes off next week, for the first time in Barcelona Spain, as it grew too large for Cannes France.
It's without a doubt the world's most important congress and exhibit for GSM and WCDMA mobile technology, and new concepts will be pushed there, including of course Mobile TV.
Last year I stood for one week in Obigo's booth in my role as product manager, but I won't be there this year.
They used to brag about how fast their networks are, but this year's visitors to the world's top wireless trade fest, 3GSM, will have more serious matters to discuss, such as how Madonna music clips can save their skin.
This is actually good, as switching to completely new technology has to be motivated by applications, not just hype.
Mobile TV will kickstart mass-market demand for smartphones and feature phones, said Nigel Clifford, the CEO of mobile phone software maker Symbian.
Without a doubt Symbian OS has a high stake in that market.
The article also speculates about larger displays for better supporting multimedia as well as web browsing. Also the phone as a wallet is considered. It would be neat to replace all credit and ID cards with the phone.
network vendors now want mobile operators to believe that 3G is not really what they want. They want something faster (...like HSDPA).
Good luck guys. Operators are surely willing to invest heavily once again in technology no one uses.
Mobile trade show 3GSM tunes into TV, web services - Yahoo! News
It's without a doubt the world's most important congress and exhibit for GSM and WCDMA mobile technology, and new concepts will be pushed there, including of course Mobile TV.
Last year I stood for one week in Obigo's booth in my role as product manager, but I won't be there this year.
They used to brag about how fast their networks are, but this year's visitors to the world's top wireless trade fest, 3GSM, will have more serious matters to discuss, such as how Madonna music clips can save their skin.
This is actually good, as switching to completely new technology has to be motivated by applications, not just hype.
Mobile TV will kickstart mass-market demand for smartphones and feature phones, said Nigel Clifford, the CEO of mobile phone software maker Symbian.
Without a doubt Symbian OS has a high stake in that market.
The article also speculates about larger displays for better supporting multimedia as well as web browsing. Also the phone as a wallet is considered. It would be neat to replace all credit and ID cards with the phone.
network vendors now want mobile operators to believe that 3G is not really what they want. They want something faster (...like HSDPA).
Good luck guys. Operators are surely willing to invest heavily once again in technology no one uses.
Mobile trade show 3GSM tunes into TV, web services - Yahoo! News
