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Foreword
F
W
oreword
tion, but with man
hat do we mean b
y answers, as the
y “open” mobile networks? A deceptively simple ques-
Madrid (June 2008) will testif
“walled garden”, but that would be too simplistic and abo
y. The lazy answer is the demise of the oper
results of the recent Future Trends Forum in
ve all “old news”.
ator
This publication explores the man
network, some are technical, some commercial and others are social. The tech
y potential “barriers” to a truly open mobile
nical barriers are perhaps the most apparent, after all, if you don’t have r
-
co
academic. It is important to understand the potential of mobile, as this ma
verage then worrying about how “open” the network is, may seem somewhat
adio
the only form of access to the Internet for the majority of the world’s population
y be
and for some time to come. More than 3.5 Billion people ha
day, but less than 400 Million have broadband access.
ve mobile phones to-
indeed mobile has already o
The exponential growth of mobile broadband (HSP
vertaken fixed broadband in some mark
A, EVDO, etc.) is encouraging,
er, continued growth requires more spectrum and gov
ets. Howev-
to play in providing timely access to spectrum and in the right frequency bands.
ernments have a clear role
The digital TV switcho
The current trend in increasing regulation of telecommunications pro
ver is a one-off dividend and should not be squandered.
so troubling at a time when go
viders is al-
vestment in broadband service, particularly in rur
vernments are expecting billions of dollars of in
al areas.
-
R
grid” with either no electricit
eaching the next 3 Billion users presents new problems, as many live “off the
gy dictates that being “Green” mak
y or an unreliable supply
es v
. The growing cost of ener-
should see a lot more in
ternative energy sources in the coming months.
vestment in bo
ery good business sense in 2008 and we
th reduced energy consumption and al-
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Mis notas
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Enough about access, for ev
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capable device. Of the billions of devices in circulation worldwide, less than 10%
en those who have coverage still need an Internet
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are so-called smartphones. The iPhone, the Blackberry
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may steal all of the headlines, but the majority of the world’
, the Nokia S60 phones
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ha
s population do not
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other 90%?
ve access to such a device. What kind of devices will open the door for the
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How open are toda
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form” will have the widest reach and present the least challenge when porting
y’s networks to application developers? Which software “plat-
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applications across devices? Ja
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dows Mobile and the like are possible contenders, but reach less than 10% of
va is common, but fragmented. Symbian, Win-
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the mobile population. Will new oper
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..
solve this problem, or are we looking too far down the softw
ating systems (Android, LIMO
are stack? Will the
, Openmoko)
browser become the “platform” of the future?
© 2008 Fundación de la Innovación Bankinter. All rights reserved.
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