Interviews
CategoryInterview: Mike Short, O2
We’re launching a series of MEX interviews with figures from the cutting edge of mobile user experience. Each interview covers 9 questions which help develop an understanding of current thinking within the industry and introduce you to the people…
Interview: Dirk Hofmann, Siemens
Dirk Hofmann, Head of Consumer Marketing, Siemens (2002)
Siemens joined the Symbian consortium in April 2002 and then entered into an agreement to collaborate on and license Nokia’s Series 60 in May 2002. Its first Symbian-based phone is close…
Interview: Annemarie Duffy, Microsoft
Microsoft is preparing for the commercial launch later this year of the Sendo Z100, the first handset to use its Smartphones 2002 platform. Faced with the commitment of the world’s leading handset manufacturers to the competing Symbian platform, M…
Interview: Erkki Liikanen, European Commission
Erkki Liikanen, European Commission (2002)
Commissioner Erkii Liikanen is responsible for enterprise and information society within the EU. Formerly a member of the Finnish parliament, Liikanen has led the development of the EC’s 3G telecommun…
Interview: Ritch Blasi, AT&T Wireless Services
Ritch Blasi, Director of Media Relations, AT&T Wireless Services (2002)
AT&T is one of three major US network operators commited to GSM evolution. It launched its GPRS network in selected markets earlier this year and has since rolled out m-Mo…
Interview: Mike Burling, Anthropics
Mike Burling, Anthropics (2002)
Anthropics’ FaceWave technology enables users to send and receive photo-realistic ‘talking heads’ on MMS-enabled handsets. It recently announced the availability of its FacePlayer software for the Nokia 7650 Sym…
Interview: Matthew Nicholson, J-Phone
J-Phone’s Sha-mail is widely regarded as the most successful picture messaging service in the world, with over 5m users at March 2002. Following Vodafone’s acquisition of a controlling interest in J-Phone, the company is playing an important role…