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Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Sunday
Comment It's February and there's a red circle burning a hole in my calendar. No, nothing to do with Valentine's Day but rather the date that ends up wrecking every mobile aficionado's love life: Mobile World Congress - or 3GSM, as was. [10 Feb 2008]
Upwardly Mobile: What I learnt in Barcelona
Comment While working at this year's 3GSM tradeshow, Jo Best got a lesson in what every business traveller knows - getting online via wi-fi or 3G leaves much to be desired. So what's the answer? When the mobile industry gets together, it does it in... [23 Feb 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 5: Protests and porn
Comment It's the last day at the Fira - but you'd be surprised at the number of extra visitors to the centre last night and this morning. Not gadget geeks at all though - these are protesters. This morning, there was a group demonstrating under banners... [15 Feb 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 4: Mobile's future killer apps?
Comment Japan is the cradle of mobile advancement and Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo is often at the forefront of some of the most far-sighted - and far out - developments. Dropping by their stand today, I took a look at some new functionality the operator... [15 Feb 2007]
Leader: Roaming rates - more work needed
Leader It is fitting that in this week of the annual 3GSM World Congress a major mobile network operator has chosen to announce lower data-roaming rates. T-Mobile is halving its prices. But looking more broadly, one thing is clear - more needs to be done. [14 Feb 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 3: Speed and a GSM wristwatch
Comment It's the second day of the show proper and the crowds at the Fira conference centre are just as large, packing in to listen to the great and the good of mobile speak - among today's keynotes were Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin and Sanjiv Ahuja, head of... [14 Feb 2007]
Editor's Blog: Covering 3GSM, virtually
Comment For several years I have been covering the big 3GSM mobile show, spanning the years when it got its silly new name. But for personal reasons this year I'm back in London, rather than Barcelona. We knew there would be lots of news on many fronts... [13 Feb 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 2: Handsets at dawn
Comment It's Monday and Barcelona is preparing to welcome an estimated 60,000 people to the 3GSM World Congress. The first day sees a lot of vendor press conferences, showcasing all the latest and greatest devices. [13 Feb 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 1: The biggest event in mobile...
Comment Mid-February sees one of the most significant events in the mobile industry calendar. It's a crass, expensive party and everyone has an invite - alas, it's not my birthday (also coming up this week, all presents gratefully received) but the annual... [12 Feb 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment On the verge of this year's big 3GSM show in Barcelona, silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months? [09 Feb 2007]
Radioactive: Mobile VoIP - not so disruptive
Comment Mobile IP telephony won't sound the death knell for greedy mobile operators and their healthy profits. In fact, far from being a disruptive technology, it's firmly in the roadmap of most operators, says Anthony Plewes. [20 Mar 2006]
Radioactive: Is mobile IM bad for business?
Comment Mobile IM is about to hit the big time. But is it really that great a tool for businesses? Futurity Media's Stewart Baines is sceptical. Mobile instant messaging has so far been a slow burner but a coalition of operators formed in Barcelona at the... [21 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: Homeward bound, creative types and killer apps
Comment Where to begin? Another way of saying 'day 5' is to say Thursday, the day when many people leave the 3GSM Congress, including me. A last shot past the Fira in Barcelona, which has housed the show across multiple sites, shows the footfall much lower... [17 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: The chillin' house, out of Africa and Olympic efforts
Comment Let's get the important diary entry out of the way first. For Craig David, it may have been early but the young singer - and I disclose here that I'm no fan - gave a fine performance on the morning of the third day. [16 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: Ballmer n Branson, O2 guerrillas and Craig David
Comment You know a tech show has heated up when you leave a session having witnessed Steve Ballmer getting all excited and Virgin boss Richard Branson joking around (albeit via video). After lunch on Tuesday, Ballmer gave what will probably be the best... [15 Feb 2006]
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