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Psst - here's a little secret. 2G services are still alive and well, and
generating a lot of money for developers and operators, even in the US. Mobile 2.0 and 3G tend to get the most amount
of publicity airtime, and do hold great promise with increased conformity with
networks and devices; when business and revenue models get worked out; and users
reach critical mass for all the feature and smartphones that exist. But for the largest part of the worldwide mobile market,
simple phones and prepaid plans rule. An
operator in SE Asia recently said to me: "we are still getting users to move beyond
green means answer and red means stop the call; they aren't ready for more
complexity just yet." He and many other
operators have said: "Just send us simple/sms
type apps, PLEASE!, We aren't getting enough of those." I recently
attended the Nokia Developer Summit in Monaco end of April, where I was
pleased to learn about their Messaging Strategy (Purima Kochikar, who heads up
messaging for Nokia, by far gave the best presentation); which aims to meet
some of these needs, with a Nokia/Ovi twist of course.
Take-away for developers:
Its easy to get caught up in hype, but if you are a small company you
need to get practical about making money and sustaining your company. Consider doing a rethink on your development
and go to market strategy with simple technology that may speed your
development time and get you to a larger market, faster. Remember - everyone phone
has sms! Then use the money you make to
invest in projects for the coming 3G revolution!
Thanks to our readers for the overwhelming response we
received to my Rant on Event Registration last month. I copied it over to our blog site along with the
comments from attendees being overwhelmed by the number of events out there to parents
feeling the frustration of no-shows to their children's birthday parties. It's an issue folks!
 I'm please to announce two new WIP Jam sessions!
Jam'n with Java
Verified on Wednesday, June 3 at Java One in San Francisco,
and a WIPJam @OSiM in Amsterdam
on September 16 - see more below, and hope to see you there!
I'm still seeking a few more replies to our WIPJam survey,
if you haven't yet, please take 5 minutes to complete it here, we'll close it
off on Monday - thanks.
I've just returned back to Vancouver from a trek to Marseille, Monaco, Cambridge, London and New York, so the rest of May will be happily spent in Vancouver, responding to the email pile and getting our next activities set.
So where to find us next:- June 1-4 - JavaOne in San Francisco, including our WIPJam Session with Java Verified. And upcoming in June (more info in next newsletter) - June 10/11 - Shanghai for some Canadian wireless activities - June 14-17 - Singapore for Communicasia- June 24 - Cologne, Germany speaking on App Stores at the Mobile Media Summitand watch for some WIPJam pub nites in Germany, Amsterdam, Marseille and perhaps a few other places in Europe towards the end of June. See you soon. Best, Caroline
Caroline Lewko, CEO and Founder Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP)The 'Connector' for the mobile and wireless industry |
WIP Jam Session: Where Next on the World Tour?
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Glad you asked! We are pleased to announce two new WIP Jams! 1. JAM'N WITH JAVA VERIFIED(TM)
Wednesday, June 3 @ JavaOne in San Francisco Wanna save up to 60% off your testing costs? Learn the insider tips on
putting the hammer down in getting your Java Apps to more markets in
record time? This is the place to be! We'll have a fun Quiz, an UnPanel - and of course t-shirts and some really cool prizes - think fast driving! Sign up for a free Pavilion Pass for JavaOne and be eligible to join the the WIPJam activities in
cooperation with the Java Verified Program brought to you by the Unified Testing Initiative.
2. WIPJam at OSiMWednesday, September 16 @ Open Source in Mobile Conference, Amsterdam Informa and WIP are joining forces to bring you the biggest mobile developer
event in open source. Mark your calendar now and let us know what you want to hear and if you want to participate - now calling for Discussion Leaders!
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WIPJam Congratulations to
Keith Wilson Senior Solutions Consultant with Vertex; winner of the Windows
Mobile HTC Touch Diamond, unlocked quad-band GSM phone; because he filled out the survey on time! Thanks to Microsoft for providing the prize.
Have you completed the WIPJam survey yet? It's not too late. Complete the survey now and let us know what you want and where we should be! We will close it on May 18.
Watch the WIPJam site for updates on these events and more coming up. www.wipjam.com |
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Welcome to our new WIP Members
Flexasoft LLC Specialize in Mobile Application Testing, Mobile Game Testing and Mobile Application testing www.flexasoft.com
Famhost AST/Integrator Comprehensive Field Service Softwarer and Digital Pen www.famhost.com
BroadPad, Inc. Global business solutions company, transforming the way billions of people will use their mobile devices. www.broadpad.com
YAPPA Corporation YAPPA is a leading provider of user interface design and graphics technologies for the mobile phone and other consumer electronics. www.yappa.co.jp/en
Enough Software GmbH & Co. KG Enough Software provides the open source mobile application development framework "J2ME Polish". www.enough.de
Smart Mobile Solutions R&D, development, publishing in the field of mobile applications. www.smartmobilesolutions.com
Mobile Entertainment Forum MEF: is global trade group representing all segments of the mobile content ecosystem. www.m-e-f.org
Momail, AB Momail is mobile email the way it should be. It is easy to setup, easy to use, has many useful and smart functions and is free. www.momail.com
VIVAI AG Connecting the mobile sector in Germany. www.vivai.de
Mobui - mobilizing at the speed of... wow! http://www.mobui.com
Your membership listing is free: go to http://www.wipconnector.com/membership_signup.php |
WIPwiki: Find Tools and Resources for Developers all in one Place
Company features this month
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FEATURED COMPANIES that may be able to help you!
Added last month include:
Enough Software was founded 2005 in Bremen, Germany to create and market
mobile development tools, mobile applications and to provide mobile services,
including their flagship product J2ME Polish, an Open Source framework for developers of
mobile applications
Talk Me Through It the world's leading provider of premium use-ability®
services for consumer electronics. We deliver support by telephone, text, MMS,
mobile applications, and computer and mobile product simulators.
BroadPad Corporationis a market leader in transforming the
way people around the world use their mobile phones. BroadPad's platform
provides a variety of solutions for mobile end users around the globe.
Zeep Mobileis a Free SMS API that allows websites to send
and receive SMS messages to and from their users. The API works with all major
carriers in the US.
Integrat is an international Wireless Application Service
Provider (WASP) Aggregator that operates in the Value Added Services sector of
the Mobile Telecommunications Industry. The core operation is based in South Africa
with an extended footprint into the African continent as well as several other
countries.
Do you know one that is missing? Its' a wiki - so go and add it yourself.
TWITTER: WIPWIKI - be sure to followup the updates at:
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Vodafone Mobile Clicks
May 14, 2009 Deadline UK and Netherlands Vodafone Mobile Clicks is an international, high profile contest for the best mobile internet startup. The best mobile internet startup is selected by a professional jury in three different jury rounds. The main reason for the existence of Vodafone Mobile Clicks is to accelerate the innovation in the mobile internet sector in the UK and the Netherlands. After last years success in the Netherlands, this years' event will be extended with the startups and presence of the UK. Additionally, we have raised the prize money from 100,000 euros up to 150,000 euros! You can imagine that all the ingredients above will result in a memorable and international mobile experience for all people involved. www.vodafonemobileclicks.eu/about/
JavaOne Orange Partner Challenge May 18, 2009 Deadline Orange is setting themselves a challenge: to get 5 new mobile apps into the OrangeUK Application Shop, on 5 devices, within a 5 day period. In the 5 days of JavaOne Orange Partner will take suitable apps through the steps to full commercialisation: from product submission, industry testing (and they'll pay for Java Verified), Orange Compatibility testing, signing, contractual agreement, ingestion, to going live in the UK Shop. Interested? Submit brief details of your app(s) to Orange Partner by 18th May. Submit your entry here.
Flash Lite Developer Challenge
May 31, 2009 Deadline Top reasons why you should enter the Flash Lite Developer Challenge: 1) Opportunity to win cash prizes; 2) Opportunity to win a free copy of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection; 3)Opportunity to secure premium placement in leading aggregator catalogs, including Thumbplay and Get Jar. Grand Prize of US$ 30,0000 will be awarded to the overall winner from the following categories: Best Game, Best Sports Application, Best Infotainment Application, Best Lifestyle Application, Best Social Networking Application and Most innovative Application. http://flashlitedeveloperchallenge.com
JAVA One
June 2 - 5, 2009 San Francisco, CA This year's Conference will have one of the deepest curriculum programs yet. With more than 1,300 submissions, you can choose from a variety of tracks, labs, and BOFs that will enhance your skill set, help you problem-solve quicker and more efficiently, show you new tools and products, share code, and give you hands-on opportunities. You'll learn more about latest in tools, RIAs, Java technology, JavaFX, scripting, and much, much more. http://java.sun.com/javaone/
 Talent Search for Top StartupsDeadline: June 30, 2009 European cities Innovate!Europe has launched a unique six-month "Talent Search" to identify, mentor and promote Europe's top startups. If you are looking to improve your skills and expand your global reach, we encourage you to apply to participate in Innovate!Europe. The process begins with a series of complimentary Going Global workshops where you will sharpen your market position and strengthen your presentation skills with the help of renowned analysts who've heard and honed thousands of company pitches. The first workshop took place in Zaragoza, Spain on December 17th, with subsequent workshops scheduled for London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin and other European cities in 2009. Please goo to the website for dates and other activities: www.innovate-events.com OSiM World - Open Source in Mobile WorldSeptember 15 & 16, 2009 Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Year on year double attendee growth has made OSiM World the ONLY Event to attend on mobile open source. The future is open, and you need to be here! OSiM offers: Over eight hours of keynote presentations from those defining our industry; Operators worldwide that are working with and increasing revenue from open source; Internet players that have made revolutionary moves into mobile; Device Manufacturers with new business plans and new customers; Association and Foundation leaders that have politically changed open source for good; Developers at the very centre of this complex ecosystem; Four streams of in depth discussions, advice, guidance, business models, tried strategies and proven successes. www.osimworld.com 2009 Big Mobile on Campus ChallengeSeptember 30, 2009 Deadline Attention all full-time students and staff!Do you have what it takes to be the Big Mobile on Campus? Take the challenge and enter to win a $10,000 scholarship (among other great prizes)! Full-Time Students - If you're interested in developing creative and innovative mobile learning, mobile identity, and student system integration applications, then this is the contest for you! Staff - Think your students have what it takes to win? Work with them to create a mobile application that will stand up to the 2009 Big Mobile on Campus Challenge! http://higheredcontest.wireless.att.com
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Other Events, Activities and Discounts for WIP Member |
 LTE World Summit 2009
May 19 -21, 2009
Berlin, Germany
LTE World Summit 2009 will feature over 100 speakers, 'C' level executives from leading operators, device manufacturers, system integrators, application developers and government bodies and regulators. It will once again bring together the entire industry under one roof and provide a unique opportunity to meet and network with industry leaders from across the world. Get one step closer to the LTE elite! http://ws.lteconference.com/
 Mobile Operator Smart Pipes & Applications
May 19 & 20, 2009
Ambassadors Bloomsbury, London
Register now to the world's lead API and App Event in 2009 and hear from the industry direct including: Maurice Thompson, Verizon Wireless - Why Openess Equals Progress and Profitability; Pieter Knook, Vodafone Group- Why Open Access? How Open is Open?; James Parton, o2 - Customer Desire and Commercial Viability as the Essential Drivers to Developer Programmes; Steve Glagow, Orange Partner - Moving 'Openness' Beyond the Hype: Aligning Expectations Between Operators and Developers. As an incentive, developers are offered free access to the first day afternoon which covers operator/third party relationship building and is most directly relevant. The Smart Pipes and Apps meeting is now more 'open mobile' than ever with all eco-system companies able to access the two-day event at only £599! Use code CU129WIP to register. www.smartpipesconference.com/
MEX 09
May 19 & 20, 2009
London, England
MEX is a very different style of conference, dedicated to enhancing the mobile user experience. We bring together 100 of the most creative thinkers in the mobile business and challenge them to create a collaborative response to our 8 point MEX Manifesto through 2 days of workshops and debates. http://www.pmn.co.uk/mex/
Wireless & Mobile 09
May 20 & 21, 2009
Olympia 2, London, England
Europe's primary event focused on Mobile solutions for the enterprise and application development for the business, from on-premises wireless through to applications and content delivery to mobile endpoints and next generation Smartphones, will open its doors for the 7th consecutive year. At this year's event, you will experience a comprehensive educational programme of over 60 sessions, presented by subject matter experts covering hot issues and key topic areas - putting the mobile agenda centre stage with sponsors such as HTC, Vodafone, Blackberry and others. FREE to attend. http://www.thewirelessevent.com/
 Critical Communications Congress
May 26 - 28, 2009
International Congress Centre, Munich (ICM)
The Congress is a new conference and exhibition providing answers to the challenges faced by mission critical mobile communications users. The event offers a great place to meet with colleagues from around the world and hear from other critical communications users. By attending you'll get practical and strategic advice on how to enhance the resilience, flexibility and effectiveness of your critical communications. Please quote CG2551WIP when confirming your attendance. www.criticalcomms.com/ccc
 CONNECTIONS US
June 2 - 4, 2009
Santa Clara, CA
Connected CE, Home Management & Controls, New Media & Content, Entertainment & Services - Attend Parks Associates 13th annual event, CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase, covering key growth areas for consumer technologies. Hear from key companies including AT&T, Verizon, Intel, Motorola, Microsoft, Macrovision & more. Register today! www.connectionsus.com
 Mobile Web 2 Summit - Monetising the next generation of world web
June 3 & 4, 2009
London, England
The leading mobile web conference is back. It's bigger, but most importantly, it's better. The Summit truly attracts the entire mobile ecosystem - Developers, Operators, Publishers, Advertisers, Original Equipment Manufacturers - all the stakeholders will be there, and in numbers. The unbeatable speaker line-up for this year's event features cutting-edge viewpoints from over 60 industry leaders including Vodafone, Google, O2, Nokia, GetJar, Bebo, Mobile Interactive Group, Orange, Flirtomatic, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Opera, Taptu, AdMob, 3UK, and many more. Use code grape to claim a 10% WIP discount. www.mobilewebsummit.com/
 Open MobileSummit - How to profit in an open mobile ecosystem
June 10 & 11, 2009
London, England
Hear from 50+ wireless and Internet heavyweights including: Lee Williams Exec Dir Symbian; Christopher Schläffer, Executive Officer, T-Mobile; Kenneth Karlberg, President Mobile, TeliaSonera; Pieter Knook, Director, Vodafone; Christy Wyatt VP Motorola, Kiyo Oishi CEO ACCESS and Alan Brenner SVP RIM. Don't miss this exclusive networking opportunity. Do business with the future leaders of the open mobile ecosystem and take your place in the conversation shaping the future of wireless. Register for just £995 by 15 May. (VIP Code WIP2. £200 discount thereafter)
Visit http://www.openmobilesummit.com
 Mobile Broadband
June 16 - 18, 2009
London, England
Attending this event will enable you to engage in fully interactive roundtable discussions to determine optimum pricing strategies, device strategies and technology requirements; get the latest forecasts on Mobile Broadband market potential; and have the information to prepare new business models and segmentation strategies to exploit this potential.
You will meet Heads, VPs and Managers of Mobile Broadband, Marketing, Network Strategy/Planning, Pricing & Segmentation within mobile operators. It will also be valuable for fixed operators, cable operators, solution vendors, associations and consultancies. www.optimobile.co.uk
 Communicasia 2009
June 16 - 19, 2009
Singapore
The combined shows focus on the latest Hot Technologies for applications, solutions and hardware. It covers all aspects of the ICT industry. Co-located with Broadcast Asia, the regional event for digital media and entertainment, convergence is a major focal point of this unique event. www.communicasia.com/
Navteq LBS Challenge Awards Ceremony
June 17, 2009
Singapore
Now in its sixth year, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge continues to be the symbol of innovation in the mobile LBS space by shining a spotlight on its most talented developers and entrepreneurs. Awards will be distributed at the Award's Ceremony taking place during Communicasia. There are awards for the following categories: Enterprise, Entertainment & Leisure, Navigation, Social Networking and Content. http://developer.navte....p_apac_home.jsp
MeM09 - Monetising Mobile Media
June 23 & 24, 2009
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
MEF's official annual event, produced in partnership with Informa Telecoms & Media, is the industry's original and most established mobile media gathering. This year the conference returns to London to challenge marketing perceptions, identify opportunities for growth and create connections to advance your business. With an agenda developed by the industry and a foundation based on our expertise across the entire ME value-chain, the MeM conference delivers world-renowned speakers to equip you with the insights, knowledge and relationships to advance your mobile entertainment business in 2009 and beyond. www.mem09.com
 AsiaMobile Internet Summit
June 23 & 24, 2009
Singapore
Embracing the theme of Mastering Technology Evolution Trends, Exploring Profitable Business Models, Asia Mobile Internet 2009 will offer a wonderful platform for various market players such as operators, CP/SP, handset manufacturers and software & service & technology providers. The 2-day event has 1 Mobile Operator Forum and 4 streams: Business Model, Mobile Advertising & Marketing, Mobile Content & Application and Device & Operating Systems. WIP member get a 15% discount to event. www.mobilenetasia.com
 Optimum Broadband Strategies for Cities Summit
June 23 & 24, 2009
Toronto, Canada
This Summit will connect you with senior Government Officials looking to explore Viable Broadband Business Models for their cities. You will have the opportunity to: Network with Key Decision-Makers; Identify new opportunities and trends developing from the ongoing changes; Hear insightful presentations from the most successful initiatives across North America; Drive advancement by having the potential of your products realized; and Be where the Action is! 10% discount for WIP members - code WIP10.
http://www.strategyinstitute.com/062309_obsc/dsp.php
 Mobile Media Summit
June 24, 2009
Cologne, Germany
The 4th Mobile Media Summit will take place during medienforum.nrw. It will take a good look at the "App Store" phenomenon and its implications for the mobile medium. Questions to be examined by industry experts include: Is the mobile medium going to become more important?; Which cool applications should you know about and who is making them?; How is this medium going to change communication strategies where the brands and media of the 21st century are concerned? The medienforum.nrw is one of the most important media conventions in Germany and Europe. Panel discussions with highranking members, presentations and keynote addresses offer up new ideas and visions to an expert audience of media makers and managers, producers, writers, and politicians. www.medienforum.nrw.de
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