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  • Mobile Speech Recognition: Interview with Oddmund Braaten of SVOX

    At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met with Oddmund Braaten, Head of Marketing & Business Development for SVOX. They are a speech technology company that specializes in computerized speech and voice recognition.

    They currently work in the car industry through the integration of voice into navigation devices and are now ready to conquer de mobile market. They are the voice behind Android and we are sure to see them in some more devices during this year.

    Their vision is that in the future we will be able to communicate with our mobile phone like if it were a human being.

    Watch the vide interview that also contains a demonstration of their technology to get a feel of what we can expect from this company in the near future.


  • Simplify how you charge: Interview with George McGhee, Director at Powermat

    Powermat had an impressive stand at the Mobile World Congress, it was their first time at the show and they definitely had something worth showing off about. George McGhee, Director at Powermat took us through this revolutionary wireless charger.

    The systems works with two parts, one being the mat – which is a wireless mat that transfers energy – and the other being the receiver – in the case of mobile devices it is directly embedded into the battery.

    This system works on all mobile brands and has been launched in the US and Canadian markets in October 2009, followed by the UK and Italian markets. The company has sold more than 800,000 units and is now ready to enter the French, German, Spanish and Benelux markets aiming to cover the global market by 2011.

    Watch this video interview to get a feel for how their technology works and how it could become one of the star products of 2010.


  • MWC 2010: Interview with Gauthier Chastan, Marketing Manager at Stantum

    Stantum has been the pioneering company in multi-touch technology since 2002, and in 2005 was the first company to market commercial products using a truly reliable multi-touch user interface.

    We didn’t miss the opportunity to try their 4,3” and 12” demonstration units, which have been showcased by the Stantum team at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

    Gauthier Chastan, Marketing Communication Manager at Stantum gave us a live demonstration of the company’s mobile embedded digital-resistive touchscreen that supports up to ten touch at the same time, has finger pressure recognition and works not only with fingers but also with styluses or any other input device.


  • MWC 2010: Interview with Rodrigue Ullens, CEO of Voxbone

    In a cozy booth at Mobile World Congress we found Rod Ullens, Co-founder and CEO of Voxbone, a VoIP carrier providing a centralized access to local phone numbers and toll-free numbers around the world.

    Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, they run a VoIP backbone distributed around multiple POP’s with three aggregation superPOP’s in Belgium, New York and Hong Kong.

    The company provides local and toll-free numbers from 48 countries and more than 4,000 cities to carriers, ITSPs and call-centers worldwide. Calls are collected locally and forwarded over IP to the customer’s equipment. Ordering, provisioning and configuration are done in realtime using a web-portal or a free API. Local number portability is supported in 15 countries.

    Watch the interview with Rod to find out what are the competitive advantages of Voxbone’s innovative VoIP solutions.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Arif Shahab of Jabil

    At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Jabil, one of the world’s largest EMS companies, has provided snapshot of the future with breakthrough camera modules: Compact 5MP Autofocus Camera Module and the World’s First 2MP Reflowable Wafer-Level Camera.

    Smartphone.Biz.News.com spoke to Arif Shahab, Business Unit Director for Jabil, who gave us a short overview of the company and talked more about these two important breakthroughs in system-on-chip embedded camera technology.

    He also showed us other latest production of Jabil – the smallest (6mm hight) inventive projector engine for cellphones.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Ashis Sharma, VP of Marketing at Alvarion

    At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Ashis Sharma, VP of Marketing at Alvarion, the world’s leading provider of 4G WiMAX solutions that has more than 3.5 million wireless devices deployed around the globe

    Alvarion has showcased a broad range of 4G WiMAX end user devices (embedded WiMAX laptops, netbooks, a variety of USB dongles, MIDs, UMPCs and Mobile Hot Spots), end-to-end network solutions and innovative wireless applications, highlighting the collaboration with open network of partners.

    Through its OPEN WiMAX strategy, superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy full turnkey WiMAX projects, the company is shaping the new wireless broadband experience.


  • MWC 2010: Interview with Christian Nyborg from MasMovil

    At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met with Christian Nyborg from MasMovil, a low cost Spanish mobile operator currently working with 100,000 clients.

    They came into the market two years ago, competing with big operators like Movistar, Orange or Vodafone but charging half the price.

    Christian tells us how the European Commission has said that Spain has the highest tariffs for mobile telephony services in the world, with the financial crisis consumers have shifted their spending habits and are now looking for ways to save money and maintain their quality standards.

    The company is indeed seeing a shift in Spanish consumer trends and hopes to be seeing a major change in the Spanish mobile market in the next years.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Jordi Serra, Director for Ubiqua

    The Spanish pavilion at the Mobile World Congress held some of the most innovative companies of the country, in this case we met with Jordi Serra, Director for Ubiqua a Barcelona based company. They are a mobile marketing agency and a tools developer specialist.

    At the congress they showed us their latest tool that has been licensing since last year, an online mobile web developer; a very easy to use tool which allows users to create their own mobile web in a question of minutes.


  • MWC 2010: Interview with Colin Shave, Head of Sales for Alert Me

    The UK Trade & Investment office had a stand that hosted eight very innovative companies at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week.

    We had the chance to talk to Colin Shave, Head of Sales for Alert Me a three year old company based in Cambridge. They provide smart energy solutions which help you monitor your energy consumption at home, therefore helping consumers reduce their bills and their carbon footprint.

    Their technology allows consumers to monitor their home energy consumption and control it from anywhere in the world, all they need is a smart device with web browsing capability. They have been awarded numerous awards for their innovative and pro environment technology.


  • GSMA Announced Winners of the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards

    The GSMA announced the winners of the coveted Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

    This year the new two-part format comprised an afternoon awards presentation hosted by writer, actor and self-confessed technophile Stephen Fry, followed by an evening celebration party where winners were entertained with a showcase set from Duran Duran.

    “A remarkable 500 entries from across the global mobile ecosystem were submitted this year, all of an extremely high calibre, and the winners should be incredibly proud of their achievements,” said Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board, GSMA.

    “The demand for new ways to use mobile technology continues to evolve and accelerate at a breathtaking speed, and it is genuinely inspiring to see such inventive thinking and exciting ideas showcased at Mobile World Congress.”

    THE 2010 GLOBAL MOBILE AWARD WINNERS:

    Best Mobile Game
    Winner: Iricom – The Last City – Fight For Your Life!

    Best Mobile Music Service
    Winner: Odyssey Music Group – Deezer

    Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing
    Winner: CLANMO GmbH and OgilvyOne – The IKEA PS Mobile Interior Planning Tool

    Best Mobile TV Service
    Winner: CBS Mobile – TV.COM

    Best Mobile Location Based Advertising Campaign
    Winner: R/GA – Nokia viNe

    Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service
    Winner: Research In Motion – BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0

    Best Mobile Internet Service
    Winner: adaffix Gmbh – YELLIX

    Best Mobile Money Service
    Winner: Safaricom – M-PESA (bulk payment & utility bill) extension to service

    Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Development
    Winner: Grameen Foundation, MTN Uganda, and Google – The Grameen Foundation Application Laboratory (AppLab)

    Best Mobile Money for the Unbanked Service
    Winner: Zain Bahrain B.S.C – ZAP

    The Green Mobile Award for Best Green Programme, Product or Initiative
    Winner: VNL – VNL’s solar-powered GSM base station
    (watch our interview with Rajiv Mehrotra, VNL’s CEO)

    Green Network Award
    Winner: Mocambique Celular S.A.R.L (mcel) – Eco Naturalmente (Naturally Thinking Green)

    Best Network Technology Advance
    Winner: SkyCross Inc – SkyCross iMAT (isolated mode antenna technology) Antennas

    Best Service Delivery Platform
    Winner: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd – Huawei SDP solution

    Best Billing & Customer Care Solution
    Winner: Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) – You Individual Optimal Tariff Plan

    Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
    Winner: Orange – Mobile High Definition (HD) Voice

    Best Mobile Handset or Device
    Winner: HTC – HTC Hero

    Best Mobile Connected Device (non-handsets)
    Winner: Novatel Wireless Inc. – MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot

    Government Leadership Award
    Winner: Kenya

    GSMA Chairman’s Award
    Winner: Carl-Henric Svanberg, Former CEO of Ericsson and currently Chairman BP

    Mobile Industry Personality of the Year as Voted for by the Media
    Winner: Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO Apple