OMTP requirements streamline product development

The Open Mobile Terminal Platforms (OMTP) initiative was launched amid great expectation in June 2004. The organisation was founded by many of the world’s largest network operators and tasked with defining a set of requirements for the applicatio…

Interview: David Wood, Symbian

David Wood is Executive Vice President of Research at mobile operating system developer Symbian and has been instrumental in building its relationships and position within the mobile eco-system.

Marek Pawlowski: How did you become involved in t…

Stat Spot: Symbian handset sales in Japan

10m

…Symbian OS handsets sold in Japan. The first was introduced in 2004 and 35 models from 6 manufacturers have now been shipped. Source: Symbian.

Individuality through handset colours

If silver was the new black and white has become the new silver, what colour will our handsets be in two year’s time? At our first MEX conference in September 2005, Sofia Svanteson of Ocean Observations gave an excellent presentation in which she…

Stat Spot: Revenue from downloadable applications

3.3m

…US consumers downloaded mobile applications in Q1 2006. The highest revenue generator was MapQuest Mobile, published by Zingy, which captured 21.9 percent of the total revenue in this market. Source: Telephia

Mobile users don’t search, they locate

I often talk about the importance of understanding user ‘missions’ when delivering mobile services. These missions are informed by numerous factors of context, ranging from location and time available to budget constraints and existing brand affi…

Building mobile communities

At our most recent MEX conference we ran an extremely lively session entitled ‘Community convergence’, examining the creation, support and opportunities presented by virtual and existing communities in the mobile environment. The session built on…

MEX

July 2006

Stat Spot: Off-portal music downloads

500,000