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What is LTE and what will it bring to operators?

There’s been a lot of debate and discussion around Long Term Evolution (LTE), sometimes referred to as 4G technology. The move towards LTE is proving to be a key driver in the creation and launch of new services, particularly those being launched at this week’s Mobile World Congress. But what it is? In short, it’s […]

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The Connected House at Mobile World Congress

There’s a rather cool venue at this year’s Mobile World Congress – it’s the house of the future. The GSMA has a ‘Connected House’ with a smart living room, bathroom, bedroom and many other aspects of connected living we can expect in the next few years and decades. We have discussed M2M, NFC and LTE […]

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What are the chief issues with NFC? – Questions from…

In the next post on our series answering questions from mobile influencers, Peggy Anne Salz of MobileGroove raises some thought-provoking points on mobile marketing and NFC payments. NFC-enabled mobile payments from Google and Isis are getting attention, while cloud-based payments offered by the likes of PayPal also appear to be picking up steam. So what […]

Why will mobile financial services & NFC be any better…

In our latest post answering questions from mobile influencers here at Mobile World Congress, we’re taking a look at questions from Mobile Heroes’ Helen Keegan relating to mobile financial services (MFS). Helen asked us how MFS (and specifically NFC) will improve on the services which online banking providers have now offered for a number of […]

Mobile World Congress – stand transformation

We wanted to share how our stand has been transformed from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan – well, ok, stand. Here are a couple of before and after photos. More to follow over the next few days as each of the estimated 60,000 attendees arrives and explores Hall 8. BEFORE: AFTER:  

How will LTE / 4G affect app developers and publishers,…

In the latest post of our series answering questions from mobile influencers, here is our response to Mobile Heroes’ Helen Keegan. Helen provided us with a number of different questions this year, and you can read our answers to her M2M-related queries here. Helen asked us how LTE / 4G will affect the average app […]

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