Ahead of next week’s 17th annual Global Mobile Awards, Mobile World Live goes behind-the-scenes in the judging process and previews the big event. Read more...
Interviewees in this new feature video from Mobile Health Live debate a subject which goes to the heart of the mobile health debate: Who pays for the service? Interviewees in this feature are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Continua Health Alliance, Discovery Health, Smart Communications, Acibadem Healthcare Group and NetHope. Read more...
Mobile apps have become one of the biggest phenomena in the history of consumer technology. But what does the future hold for this massive market? In this feature video, expert analysts provide their predictions for the next year, highlighting the role of HTML5, augmented reality and monetisation strategies. Read more...
A new feature video from Mobile Money Live reveals how mobile operators can develop a thriving network of agents to sell their mobile money services. Interviewees in the video come from Roshan, Ericsson and Digicel Pacific. Read more...
A new feature video from Mobile Health Live reveals a list of the most important factors that any mobile operator should consider before launching an mhealth service. Read more...
With just days to go before the big event, Mobile World Live asks a selection of experienced analysts – sourced from the judging panel of this year’s GSMA Global Mobile Awards – what they think will be the hottest topics and themes in Barcelona. Read more...
While various markets in Asia present an opportunity for app developers, there are also a number of challenges. Mobile World Live explores the need for localised content, fragmentation issues and monetisation methods, before looking at the potential for HTML5. Read more...
Mobile World Live explores the drivers behind the booming Asian app market, before taking an in-depth view of the role of operators in the region’s app ecosystem. Read more...
This new feature video from Mobile Money Live reveals the central role of regulation in dictating how mobile money services develop. A range of interviewees say whether they think regulation is heading in the right direction. Read more...
This new feature video reveals how leading players are split in answering the question of whether the mobile phone can ever take over from the physical wallet in the world of payments. Read more...
A new feature video reveals how developed and developing countries have very different healthcare services and patient groups in mind when it comes to the contribution of mobile technology. Read more...
A new video from Mobile World Live features representatives from Smart, Globe, DTAC and Qtel united in their belief that the mobile music market would benefit from a more standardised and interoperable approach. To date mobile music has been dominated by vendor-driven platforms and individual operator stores, but there is growing concern that the sector will not live up to potential if this disparate strategy continues. Read more...
Interviewees give a frank assessment of the level of commitment from national governments around the world to mobile health in this new feature video from Mobile Health Live. Read more...
When asked to predict the future of mobile money, interviewees in this new feature video from Mobile Money Live came up with a variety of responses. Watch the video to find out the most popular, but among their selections was the rise in interoperability between competing mobile operators and wallet services, as well as a broadening of the current m-pay ecosystem to include handset vendors and retailers. Read more...
A recent report claimed that the number of mobile connected devices will grow 100 percent from more than 6 billion today to 12 billion in 2020, supporting an addressable revenue opportunity for mobile operators of nearly US$1.2 trillion by 2020, a sevenfold increase from expected revenues in 2011. Read more...
Interviewees provide an array of views when asked whether NFC will be the dominant technology for mobile payments in this new feature video from Mobile Money Live. Read more...
There are many diverse barriers to overcome before mobile health technology is a mainstream service, according to a new feature video from Mobile Health Live. Read more...
Mobile World Live presents this feature video filmed at last week’s Nokia World event in London. The event saw the launch of the firm’s first devices based on its partnership with Microsoft, a move some observers feel is ‘make or break’ for the once-great Finnish handset vendor. Read more...
Interviewees provide a variety of strong views on how mobile health’s ecosystem is coming together in this new feature video from Mobile Health Live. Read more...
In this exclusive feature video, Mobile World Live reviews the impact that mobile technology can have on music downloads, streaming, ticketing and merchandising. Read more...