Tag: interview

  • SME Integrated Solutions for the Telecom Sector

    We spoke to Paz Vigil from SME a Spanish company that was present at the Mobile World Congress. In the telecom sector they specialize in integrated solutions to locate and manage every kind of telecom appliances.

    The company provides the necessary infrastructure to ensure the correct operation of equipments.

    Watch our video interview to get a feel for the customized products this company provides to network operators.

  • Freescale: Video Demonstration of their 2010 Hit at the Mobile World Congress

    Freescale Semiconductors are embedded all around the world: in automobiles, computer networks, communications infrastructure, mobile phones, home appliances and consumer products that touch every aspect of peoples’ daily life.

    Frank Nicholis during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona told what the company is doing on the consumer space; he showed us a great device which has a detachable portable touch screen which can then be connected to its docking station with a keyboard.

    A device marketed at teenagers and which has been received with great expectation at CIS and MWC.

  • SurfKitchen: Bringing Mobile Internet Applications to Mass Market Devices

    SurfKitchen helps mobile operators and their partners overcome the discoverability, usability and fulfilment challenges typically associated with the delivery of mobile Internet applications and services on mass market devices.

    They have developed the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform.

    Dave Evans CTO of the company gave us a demonstration at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

  • Design Council: Promoting the Intelligent Use of Design

    The Design Council is a UK organization that promotes the intelligent use of design. Robert Bult told us about the Design Out Crime initiative, one of its interests is to protect theft of mobile phones by encouraging less attractive design or harder access to phone data.

    They brought to the Mobile World Congress three solutions where design and innovation tackles a difficult issue in an elegant way. Watch our video interview to learn more about his very innovative concept.

  • Steepest Ascents’ CEO Bob Stewart talks to Biz-News.com

    Steepest Ascent was one of the chosen companies to represent the UK at The UK Trade and Investment stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

    The company was formed in 2004 and was founded by a critical mass of engineers who had extensive knowledge of DSP and digital communications systems and exploitable wireless/ mobile and DSP software IP.

    The reputation of the company is based around their integrated and industry hardened engineers. Watch our video interview with Bob Stewart, CEO of the company, to get a feeling for the success of this company.

  • Movirtu: Connecting People Earning Less Than 2USD a Day

    Movirtu is a UK for-profit enterprise that provides innovative mobile technology and business models for wireless telecommunication service providers servicing rural poor communities in Sub-Sahara Africa and South Asia.

    Movirtu focuses on people that do not currently own a phone and are earning less than 2 USD a day; their technology makes shared access to basic mobile phone services a reality.

    Dennis Dijkstra, COO of the company told us how their system works and how it will simplify communications in these regions.

  • Eseye: Machine to Machine Service Provider

    Eseye is a Machine to Machine (M2M) service provider with its own infrastructure (APN) and multiple operator interconnect agreements. They offer complete support services, from the initial engineering and product design phase (SIM integration) to fully launching connectivity (SIM provision).

    They help manufacturers design communications into their products; they normally work with battery powered products which need to operate for a long period of time.

    Ian Marsden showed us how their technology can help remotely monitor the temperature in a vaccine fridge.


  • TouchType: Taking the Concept of Text Prediction to a New Level

    TouchType specializes on next generation text prediction solutions. Ben Medlock, Founder and CTO, gave us a demonstration of their technology, it allows you to enter text and predicts the words that you are thinking about based on the context of the words you have already written.

    A great technology of great use in the busy world we live in today, we wish this UK company great success with their future launch to the market.

  • Hypertag: Direct Marketing from the Street to Your Mobile Phone

    UK Trade and Investment had a stand at the Mobile World Congress where eight UK companies where represented.

    We spoke to Jonathan Morgan, Director of Hypertag, the company sends content to mobile phones which is free for user to download via Bluetooth of wi-fi, their technology is available on shops and they have contributed to increasing the sales of their customers.

    They gave us a live demonstration of their technology at the Mobile World Congress.


  • Flexenclosure: A Balance Between the Telecom Industry, the Environment and Development

    Flexenclosure develops, manufactures and delivers turn-key shelters for the telecom industry. Stefan Jer, CEO of the company, told us about their solutions for renewable power with which they focus on reducing the diesel sites in Africa and other countries, their goal is to reduce the use of diesel by 80%.

    Stefan told us about their add on to their E-site solution which takes the excess energy produced for telecom and makes use of it in the home.

    They have a lighting system which is currently being used in Africa, Latin America and Asia a booming technology which brings energy to homes around the world; these homes can now start using small appliances such as TV, mobile or light. They are looking to grow 100% this year; we wish them the best of luck.