Informa analyst Camille Mendler talks about the way operators are finally addressing the enterprise market with a range of tailored options for vertical industries.
Wyse: Putting cloud in the pocket
Cloud services was a topic on everyone’s lips at MWC 2012. Enterprise cloud service provider Wyse, which also manufactures thin client devices for the corporate environment, is now making a push into the mobile industry. With increasing numbers of personal devices being used to access enterprise data, enterprise mobility management is key, says Wyse’ Daniel Barreto. The firm’s Pocket Cloud solution addresses just this issue, he explains.
Bytemobile: The importance of video
Chris Koopmans, chief operating officer at Bytemobile, explains the growing importance for operators to support video content and shed lights on how consumer behaviour is shaping the market.
MWC 2012: “Handset software is a commodity”
MWC 2012 provided further evidence of an escalating war between operators and device manufacturers, according to analysts at Informa Telecoms & Media. Apart from those launched by Nokia, there was only one device unveiled that ran on the Microsoft Windows Phone platform, which was one of the many launched by ZTE. Meanwhile, one of the announcements that caused waves in the industry was Telefónica’s news that it has teamed up with Firefox browser-maker Mozilla to create a new mobile platform, B2K.
Orange threatens to pull out of emerging markets
Orange has threatened to pull out of the emerging markets it operates in unless it can become a market leader in those countries. Marc Rennard, Orange’s executive VP for Africa, Middle East and Asia, said that Orange is looking to increase revenues from its emerging markets to €7bn by 2015, compared with €3.4bn today.
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