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GSMA CEO says machine-to-machine (M2M) key to innovation

On the Tuesday morning of Mobile World Congress, Rob Conway, GSMA CEO, opened Congress declaring that the mobile industry is entering a ‘third wave of innovation’. Mobile connectivity is becoming part and parcel of everyday life, in business and in our personal lives, helping to create a smarter and more connected lifestyle. See pick-up on […]

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Christmas lights and the NFC paper trail

News that Christmas lights in Cambridge (UK) were turned on using an NFC smartphone this year has prompted me to take a look at NFC’s eco credentials. Aside from the festive novelty of using a phone to turn on a set of Christmas lights, NFC has the capacity to have a profound effect on the […]

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Which consumer-facing M2M propositions will make their mark first? –…

Continuing our trend of being interviewed by leading experts in our spheres of influence, as we did last year around Mobile World Congress, we are starting this again for #MWC2012. Kicking off our first interview is Helen Keegan who is running Mobile Heroes at Mobile World Congress and also blogs at Musings of a Mobile […]

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The Connected House at Mobile World Congress

There’s a rather cool venue at this year’s Mobile World Congress – it’s the house of the future. The GSMA has a ‘Connected House’ with a smart living room, bathroom, bedroom and many other aspects of connected living we can expect in the next few years and decades. We have discussed M2M, NFC and LTE […]

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