Mobilize 2010 is a one-day conference that brings together the thought leaders and practitioners of the mobile web ecosystems for discussions, demonstrations and debate. Details are available on the Mobilize 2010 website: http://mobilizeconf.com/
The conjunction of mobile computing and cloud-based services will unleash an entire new wave of product and market growth. At this year’s conference, we’ll show you how cloud computing and mobile web will create the beginning of further opportunity.
The success of touch based tablet devices is likely to see the addition of millions of new subscribers in markets already considered saturated. Then add to that base a new legion of machines as subscribers – your car, your fridge, your TV for example, and you have the makings of a vast new opportunity.We will examine what it means to have wireless broadband speeds at the Gigabit scale and how the proliferation of hardware forms beyond traditional handsets create new opportunities, for entrepreneurs, investors and consumers.
Register today and you can learn about:
- What the “mobile cloud” will do for innovating new services and products
- How new wireless broadband networks will enable consumer adoption of cloud services for mobile
- What impacts touch devices and new form factors are having on markets
- Where the opportunities are for Internet-connected objects – “The Internet of Things” or M2M (Machine-to-machine)
- Which mobile monetization options are succeeding
- Why the architecture of new wireless networks will be linked to Cloud based services
- Which new mobile web technology areas are being funded and why
Discussion Topics Include:
App vs. Web
What’s a developer to do? Should they go for a native app based approach to their proposition or go for a web based approach? How will Cloud Computing and new wireless speeds affect the balance? The core debate is exciting, important and could dictate the future of the mobile web. Join us!
The Internet of Things
The M2M or “Internet of Things” proposition opens up a vast new array of opportunity for carriers, entrepreneurs and consumer experiences. We look at some of the biggest markets out there – medicine, consumer goods, automotive and more. We ask what needs to be done to catalyze the opportunity and what returns these markets will yield.
Monetizing Location Services
We see a flurry of investments in the location services space. But what will be the business models that provide both a revenue stream and a return on investment? Will it come from the sale of the apps themselves, coupons, advertisements or from the middleware layers that make such services possible? We gather some of the people tasked with the job of making location services pay to talk about what’s working and what’s not.
Handset Virtualization
With growing processor power and faster network speeds, handset virtualization is about to hit it’s stride. New services, user experiences and business models will be enabled by this technology. We examine what what new opportunity is being created from the intersection of higher bandwidth, powerful chips and handset virtualization.
Mobile Payments: Finally here?
Mobile payments have long been promised and indeed the potential is huge. Has its time for mass market success finally come? Are subscribers ready for mobile payments? Can app publishers use these new payment channels for new monetization models?
The VC Panel
Our annual VC panel will ask about 2010 investments and also ask what the 2011 investment plan looks like. Chips? Middleware? Apps? Media? Infrastructure? Find out as we ask 5 of the valleys finest investors where they are putting their money.
4G with 4 Wheels: The Automobile as an App Platform
Take an advanced car and add to it a powerful computer and display. Add fast wireless broadband and what do you have? A huge new rolling opportunity, that’s what! But it comes with an equally large number of questions: What new applications will this new platform support? What sort of consumer demand will it see? How will the market evolve? Who will have the dominant platform? What role will the smartphone play in the ecosystem? These and many other questions will be raised.
Please check the Mobilize website for an updated list of topics and speakers.
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| August 26th, 2010Consumer Internet