MWC Brokerage Event at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2013

Enterprise Europe Network will organise the international Brokerage Event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 25-27 February 2013. The aim is to assist enterprises, universities and research institutions in finding partners in Europe for product development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of partnership.

Our industry is redefining “mobile”. No longer limited only to communications, mobile is now a force transforming our world in an unprecedented way. Mobile connects, entertains, informs and inspires us, ultimately changing how we live and who we are. Mobile World Congress is the global epicenter of this redefinition as our participants enable, lead and accelerate it.

With nearly 1,500 exhibitors and  67,000 visitors from 205 countries in 2012, the Mobile World Congress has cemented its reputation as the world's largest mobile technology fair.

Every year since 2006, a partnering (brokerage) event has taken place at the Mobile World Congress, organised by ACC1Ó -a department of the Catalan Government's Ministry of Enterprise and Labour- together with a core group of partners from the Enterprise Europe Network with the aim of helping European start-ups, SMEs and Research groups from the mobile technology sector in initiating transnational partnerships. In 2013 the venue will take place 25-28th February at Fira Gran Via, just down the road from the old location, a large state-of-the-art event space which will allow the show to grow and expand in the years to come.  

In 2012, over 500 companies from 27 countries submitted almost  600 technology profiles they were offering or seeking. Over the 3 days of the brokerage event, approximately 1,000 meetings took place.

The Brokerage Event 2013 is the ideal environment for:

• small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), offering and / or looking for new technologies
• scientists / research institutes offering innovative RTD results
• start-up companies and entrepreneurs
• operatorswilling tomeetinnovators and added-value service providers

Meet your future business

This B2B Matchmaking Partnering event brings together innovative organisations from several countries around the globe seeking to collaborate to mutual commercial benefit. Activity will focus on one-to-one 30-minute pre-scheduled meetings.

The purpose of the brokerage event is to enhance opportunities for companies to explore and find partners from the mobile technology sector.

The EEN Brokerage Event collects innovative technology offers and requests from all over Europe (and other countries such as Canada, Israel, United States...).

A large diversion of prospects is available as all sort of collaboration sought is offered: Research & Development, Technical Co-operation, Joint Venture Agreement, Manufacturing Agreement, Licence Agreement, Commercial Agreement, FP7-ICT Project).

During the event, meetings will take place face-to-face at the Catalan Government Pavilion at congress square (between 4-5 hall).

Dates for your diary:

BROKERAGE DATES: 25, 26 AND 27th February 2013

Source:  http://www.b2match.com, http://www.eenw.org

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Sony C6603 Yuga Release Date Pegged for February 2013: A Big Threat to Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

 

Japanese phone maker Sony launched its hot selling flagship smartphone in India, the Xperia S, at CES in 2012, following its split with Ericsson. A couple of months back the company finally unveiled its much talked about Sony Xperia SL at IFA in Berlin, which is also now available in India and is designed by Sony to give stiff rivalry to the smartphone behemoths like Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3. To some extent the Rs 30,000 priced smartphone is proving itself to portray high competition in the premium Android market. 

However, now the Xperia lineup creator is in news againfor its mammoth 5-inch C6603 Yuga device, which has been recently leaked in the tech arena by a Android Schweiz report boasting a crisp 1080p HD display and a sharp rectangular body. The upcoming device is claimed to be coming with 1.5GHz quad core processor, 2GB RAM, 12MP rear camera and a v5 inch HD display with 1794 x 1080 pixel resolution. 

Also, from the images leaked it is easy to chalk out that the device has a unibody design, which futher means, Yuga will have a non-removable battery. Moving on, reportedly the phablet will have a glass clad back panel similar to iPhone 4/4S and Nexus 4 with glass backs. Besides that the device has some pretty thin bezels and looks like a high-quality device. 

As of now, there is no confirmation from Sony’s end on the pricing and the existence of the Yuga phablet. However, rumors suggests that Sony might launch the new flagship device at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona scheduled for February 2013. 

Well, these are still not the final specs of the upcoming Sony Yuga phablet and there are increased chances of variation at the time of launch, however, if the rumors turn out to be true, the new Sony phablet will sizzle the market condition s of the phablet category, and the top sales maker that, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will get most affected.

Also unveiled at IFA 2012 event in Berlin on August 29, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 reached the Indian shores in September at a price of Rs 39,990 boasting 5.5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, 1.6GHz quad core processor, 2GB RAM, micro SD card slot supporting 32GB, 8MP rear camera, 1.9MP front camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth with A2DP and a massive 3,100 mAh Li-ion battery.

Flaunting its phablet USP, Note 2 has an improved stylus with a rubbed tip for better touch response. Also, the Air View feature of the device lets the users control it by hovering the S-Pen stylus over the display without touching.

As the Galaxy Note 2 is based on the design of the Galaxy S3, it has some key features that are available in the latter including improved handwriting recognition, Photo Note, AllShare Play & AllShare Cast, Samsung TouchWiz, Samsung Kies Air, Smart Stay, Direct Call and Screen Recorder.

Source: http://www.gizbot.com

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Best Mobile Events 2013

Based on their success in 2012 it is safe to say these are the best mobile events for next year:

The Mobile Show

This is a Conference and exhibition that will take place in April of next year in Dubai, about the best mobile innovations. It’s widely considered the largest mobile solutions and technology show and it’s aimed at professionals who might be interested in purchasing mobile app development technologies, mobile commerce technologies, mobile advertising solutions, mobile content strategies, mobile health technologies and Mobile enterprise technologies.

Mobile World Congress 2013

This congress which will be held in Fira Gran Via, in Barcelona, Spain, from February the 25th to February the 28th, is the world’s largest mobile industry event. More than 67,000 industry senior-level executives and professionals attended it this year so it’s supposed to be even better this year. 1,500 companies will contribute by showing their latest mobile innovations to make this the largest mobile Exhibition in the world.

Mobile Apps Showdown

This exhibition which will be held on January the tenth consists of different app producers showing their apps and putting them to text. If you’re an app fanatic I advise you to go to find out about the latest apps and if you’re an app producer make sure you have your space at the show to show up your app.

Apps World NorthAmerica 2013

This congress will be held at Moscone Center West, San Francisco on February the seventh and February the eighth. It will give you an insight to some of the world top technology brands. 5000 developers, device manufacturers, mobile operators, mobile marketers, industry professionals and platform owners are expected to turn up so if you think it will interest you don’t doubt to sign up.

Apps World Europe 2013

This congress will be held in London, at Earls Court nº2 on October 22 and 23. This great event will bring together , operators, platform providers, marketers and developers for international brands who will give us insight into the mobile and technologies industry.

Appsters awards

2013 will be the year of the second Appsters awards. It will be held in Roof Gardens in Kensington and will choose the best bapps accross 12 categories. App quality is guaranteed because the AQuA (App Quality Alliance) will put each app through a severe control test. If you’re into apps or part of the app world this is really a must-attend thing. 

Source: http://www.onbile.com

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MWC 2013 Barcelona Will Have Mobile World Live TV Again

The award-winning Mobile World Live TV will return in 2013 to broadcast live from Mobile World Congress via a dedicated channel across Catalonia, reaching over 100 attendee hotels and 19,000 bedrooms. Mobile World Live TV will also be available to more than 70,000 event attendees throughout the event via numerous monitors strategically located within the Fira Gran Via venue. In addition, the channel will be streamed live to our selection of apps and to the Mobile World Live website.

What’s On?

Programming on Mobile World Live TV will feature live interviews with C-Level executives and industry luminaries, news bulletins, panel discussions on hot topics with industry specialists, product launches and on-the-ground reporting from all major press events.

Our Mobile World Live keynote programmes will also return in 2013. In 2012 Mobile World Live TV broadcast exclusive keynotes from Ericsson, Ford and Google.

Check out the 2012 Mobile World Live TV broadcast here.

Get Involved

Advertising opportunities for Mobile World Live TV are still available. We also welcome editorial pitches. We are open to receiving interview requests, information about your product launches or device demos, and submissions to be included on our wide-ranging panel discussion sessions. Contact the MWL editorial team today to get involved.  Click here to learn more about advertising on Mobile World Live.

About Mobile World Live TV

Mobile World Live TV is brought to you by Mobile World Live, an online B2B service dedicated to providing the mobile industry with daily news coverage and analysis of the biggest global market developments, complemented by weekly video content offering exclusive interview access to the highest-profile C-Level executives in our industry, as well as special features that analyse mobile’s most topical issues.

Launched in 2010 and now visited by up to 200,000 unique monthly users, www.mobileworldlive.com has established itself as the industry’s most respected online portal for the mobile communications industry.

Source: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com

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Barcelona GSMA MWC 2013 - A Virtual Fly-Through of FIRA Gran Via

Here is a virtual fly through of the new Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2013 venue.

Source: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com

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Android seen in 75% of smartphones

The Android OS accounted for three out of every four smartphones shipped in Q3, according to new figures from IDC.

The firm says that Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136.0 million units in the period, accounting for 75 percent of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped. The year-on-year growth rate was 91.5 percent, nearly double the overall market growth rate of 46.4 percent.

"Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone market since it was launched in 2008," said IDC’s Ramon Llamas. "In every year since then, Android has effectively outpaced the market and taken market share from the competition.”

Apple’s iOS was a distant second place to Android on 26.9 million, but was the only other mobile OS to amass double-digit market share for the quarter (14.9 percent).

Phones running BlackBerry (4.3 percent), Symbian (2.3 percent), Windows (2 percent) and Linux (1.5 percent) accounted for the remainder.

IDC: Top-6 smartphone mobile operating systems, shipments, and market share, 3Q12 (m units)
Operating system	3Q12 shipments	3Q12 market share	3Q11 shipments	3Q11 market share	Y/Y shipment change
Android	136.0	75.0%	71.0	57.5%	91.5%
iOS	26.9	14.9%	17.1	13.8%	57.3%
BlackBerry	7.7	4.3%	11.8	9.5%	-34.7%
Symbian	4.1	2.3%	18.1	14.6%	-77.3%
Windows Phone 7/ Windows Mobile	3.6	2.0%	1.5	1.2%	140.0%
Linux	2.8	1.5%	4.1	3.3%	-31.7%
Others	0.0	0.0%	0.1	0.1%	-100.0%
Total	181.1	100.0%	123.7	100.0%	46.4%

"The share decline of smartphone operating systems not named iOS since Android's introduction isn't a coincidence," said IDC’s Kevin Restivo. "The smartphone operating system isn't an isolated product, it's a crucial part of a larger technology ecosystem. Google has a thriving, multi-faceted product portfolio. Many of its competitors, with weaker tie-ins to the mobile OS, do not. This factor and others have led to loss of share for competitors with few exceptions."

Source:http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com and IDC 

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Mobile World Congress Barcelona Leadership Summit 2013

The GSMA Leadership Summit is an exclusive, invitation-only event taking place on the afternoon of Monday, 25 February 2013 at Fira Gran Via, the new home of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The Leadership Summit is a unique event where CEOs and government ministers from around the world gather to discuss industry priorities with their peers in a private setting. We expect that this year’s event will bring together approximately 500 attendees, including CEOs and board members from mobile operators and vendors and ministers and senior government representatives from around the world.

Under the theme of “Mobile: Creating New Value”, this year’s Leadership Summit will explore the critical economic, investment and innovation issues facing the mobile industry and will offer perspectives on how mobile can create a Connected Economy that delivers greater value for consumers, businesses, governments and for players across the mobile ecosystem.

The Leadership Summit programme will feature a series of thought-provoking keynote speeches, as well as a dynamic, interactive panel session focusing on “New Opportunities for Innovation”.

The Agenda will be as follows:

 

 

13:00	Leadership Summit Attendee Arrival
13:00-14:00	Networking Lunch
14:00-15:45	Welcome and Opening Address Keynote 1 – Global Economic Perspective Keynote 2 – Investment Perspective Keynote 3 – Innovation Perspective
15:45-16:15	Networking and Refreshment Break
16:15-17:45	Panel Discussion - New Opportunities for Innovation Against the backdrop of the continued global economic downturn, the world’s mobile operators face greater challenges than ever before. As the number of mobile connections worldwide continues to steadily climb and mobile network traffic explodes, how are operators dealing with new burdens on network infrastructure and the implications for established business models? In a rapidly evolving market filled with traditional and non-traditional competitors, how can operators ensure their central role in the mobile value chain? Is it possible for operators to gain an innovation edge in today’s Internet-speed world? This wide-ranging session will address these pressing topics, among many others.
17:45-17:55	Chairman’s Award Presentation
17:55-18:00	Closing Remarks
18:00-19:30	Cocktail Reception

 

Source: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com

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