MobileMonday News

Mobile Monday Ukraine celebrates 1 year Anniversary on November 19

2008-02-14

Mobile Monday Birthday Awards

Representatives of the following companies came to congratulate us on November 19:

Acision	Lavina Digital
ArMOBI	life :)
Beeline	Media Agency "Portfel"
CDMA Ukraine	Mobido
CNews	Mobile2Bel
Dialog	MTS Ukraine
eSoft	NETSOFTWARE
Eyeline Communications	Netsoul's Zone
Fontel	Olympia
Gas-games	Patisson
GFI mobile	Point Com
Golden Telecom	Polygon Ukraine
GuardSec	QArea
i-Free	Schneider Electric
iKS-Consulting	Solvo
Infon Ukraine	Start Mobile
Inform-mobil	Telenor
Intellecom	Tsifrograd Ukraine
IntellectTechnologies	Ukrinform
INTERSOCIUM	Unicom Systems
IVOX	Utel
KOAN Games	VideoRadar
Kyiv Post	Viewdle
Kyivstar	Wireless Ukraine Association

The companies that participated in Mobile Monday Birthday Awards Contest organized in honour of the first Mobile Monday Ukraine anniversary:

Solvo with project BrodiMobi
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NETSOFTWARE with project 3D Technology

ArMobi with project Mobie advertising network MobileAds
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Patisson with project Repka.tv

Utel with project Video communication

Unicom Systems with project UKRSHOP.COM
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GuardSec with project OMNIUS
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Point Com with project Mobile mail from MTS
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According to the much respected Jury, the contest winners are Point Com in nomination The best project from the Ukrainian content provider and Unicom Systems in nomination The best novelty for the Ukrainian market.

The audience also chose Point Com in nomination The best project from the Ukrainian content provider and Utel in nomination The best novelty for the Ukrainian market.

We would like to congratulate our winners and thank everyone who participated in the contest! :)

The Jury consisting of Sergei Samokrik (MTS Ukraine), Roman Savvin (Kyivstar), Natalia Lymar' (life :)), Tatiana Usenko (Beeline), Sirous Kavehercy (Acision) and Eric Franke, the event moderator (now an independent consultant on the CIS market formerly running large telecom companies in Kyiv and Moscow) noted the novelty of each presented project as well as high level of the speakers' preparation. The event guests representing all major players of the mobile market asked each speaker a lot of tricky questions paying special attention to prime cost of the presented solutions, the cost of services for final users, convenience and availability of each solution for current subscribers of Ukrainian mobile operators.

It should be noted that the contest winners deserved their title by right as they managed to present the most interesting for Ukrainians solutions. Thus, mobile mail by Point Com allows getting messages from several e-mail addresses, working with address book and attached files of various formats, setting frequency of receiving SMS-notifications as well as “working with mail during vacation in any part of the world which removes the necessity of bringing laptop with you everywhere” as mentioned Arkady Mazin, Director of Point Com. UKRSHOP.COM, mobile discount systems, from Unicom Systems was chosen by the jury members as the best project for mass market owing to which brands and their fans get more mutual pleasure and benefits from loyalty programs, discount systems and targeted mobile marketing. Besides, users of mobile discount system don't need to carry a pile of discount plastic cards with them. And finally, video communication from Utel became the audience's favorite due to the possibility of not only hearing but also seeing your friends and close people which was demonstrated by the Utel representatives in real time during their presentation.

Also at Mobile Monday Ukraine Anniversary event Irina Piven' representing IKS-Consulting spoke about this year tendencies and market changes. According to Irina the major events on the Ukrainian telecom market became saturation of mobile communication market (penetration by the beginning of 2007 was 105%), activation in 3G segment, quality improvement and cost reduction of mobile Internet services, test launch of mobile TV which is forecast to be launched in revenue service in 2008.

Organizers and constant Mobile Monday visitors hope that Mobile Monday contests will become a good tradition due to which the best solutions will be always noted by experts and potential users while the market leaders will have an opportunity to share valuable experience with their colleagues.

MobileMonday Showcases Industry Innovators at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

2008-01-18

15 January 2008, Helsinki, Finland and Barcelona, Spain—MobileMonday, the global community of mobile innovators, visionaries, and developers, will present the most exciting young mobile industry innovators at the MobileMonday Peer Awards during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on February 11, 2008. This year, the Peer Awards will showcase early stage and emerging start-up companies. The event, which will be held at Espacio Movistar, is expected to attract participants from over 30 countries. Mr. Pekka Ala-Pietilä, former president at Nokia Corporation and currently chief executive officer of Blyk Corporation, a virtual mobile operator in the UK, will be the keynote speaker.

MobileMonday Global Summit 2008 to be held in Kuala Lumpur

2007-12-13

December 13, 2007 -- Helsinki, Finland and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- MobileMonday (MoMo), the global community of over 70,000 mobile industry visionaries and developers, today announced it will invite the worlds most exciting and innovative mobile companies to attend the 4th annual Global Summit in Kuala Lumpur from May 18 - 22, 2008. MobileMonday's unique cross-border platform has proven to generate real business opportunities via cooperative relationships with the Open Mobile Alliance and GSMA, which represents 700 mobile operators and 200-technology partners worldwide. The upcoming event, the first ever to be held in Asia, will be co-located with the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2008) conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur next year.

SingTel plans to lead in mobile and Internet advertising space

2007-11-05

Integrated platform offers advertisers and consumers a targeted and rewarding advertising experience.

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced its plans to lead in the mobile and Internet advertising space in Singapore within the next five years.

Hello Mobile Developers and Entrepreneurs!

2007-11-01

Nokia's Premiere Business Plan and Application Competition is counting down.

SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION
The goal of the competition is to seek out the developers and entrepreneurs who are creating new value, new revenue and services for mobile workforces and the mobile lifestyle. The Mobile Rules! is a “two-track” competition:

Creating Success in MMS

2007-10-12

Aram Krol, Product Marketing Manager, Acision

Five years ago we all looked in awe as the first camera phones rolled off the production lines at Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Following a succession of fast-paced improvements in colour screen technologies, these devices seemed to hold entire business strategies in their power. They would be single-handedly responsible for hockey stick upward curves in data traffic revenues, changing the way consumers interact with their handsets. Not only would they put traditional camera makers out of business but users would inevitably all send each other all of their exciting holiday snaps, thereby driving data traffic through the roof…OK, so we now know that despite the popularity of camera phones MMS has not taken off as expected or as hoped, but it may not be such an impossible dream.

Acision survey confirms the Middle East is ready to embrace targeted mobile ads

2007-10-12

According to a new survey conducted by Acision, the world leaders in mobile messaging and charging, mobile advertising is exhibiting strong potential in the Middle East, with 64 per cent of respondents believing it will mirror the successes of Internet advertising. The Mobile Advertising Survey was conducted at Gitex 2007, with almost 300 delegates from across the region responding.

Internet Convergence Dominates MobileMonday Global Summit

2007-10-03

Lending it a resemblance to a United Nations conclave, flags flew high at the MobileMonday Global Summit, held September 10 in Helsinki. The image befits a thoroughly international event. Corporate executives, MobileMonday chapter heads, developers, early stage companies, financiers and vendors from around the globe gathered to assess the mobile industry, generate new business, and network. With dozens of countries represented, interconnectedness remained the watchword—panel discussions, presentations and pitches reflecting the community’s scope. But the event was dominated by variations on a theme: mobile's inevitable convergence with the Internet.

Forum Nokia invites to Moscow

2007-10-03

CIS countries are very important players in the worldwide mobile software development industry. Due to the launch of MoMo Moscow Chapter Forum Nokia representatives come from Finland to Moscow to help the local developer community find the best means to excel on top of the Nokia platforms. Focus will be both on building innovative applications/ solutions and finding the most appropriate channels to market for the innovations.

Mobikyo and Infinita Release the 'Japan Mobile Internet Report'

2007-09-27

Tokyo, Japan, Sept 26, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Tokyo-based Mobikyo KK, publisher of the industry leading Wireless Watch Japan media site, and Infinita Inc., Japan's leading mobile market research firm, announced today the release of "Japan Mobile Internet Report - Carriers, Handsets, Content and Services," (www.infinita.co.jp/research) a 202-page market report providing the latest insight and in-depth details on how and why Japan's mobile Internet industry continues to matter to the rest of the world.

Mobile Monday finally comes to Moscow!

2007-09-22

Mobile Monday, the leading international community uniting mobile industry professionals on 50 territories worldwide, announces the opening of the Moscow Chapter! The first conference supported by QArea (www.qarea.com) and Nokia (www.nokia.com) will be held in Moscow on October 22, 2007. The representatives of mobile industry of the European and CIS countries will gather for the first time in the Russian capital to start the tradition of regular Monday meetings.

Ukraine at Mobile Monday Global Summit 2007

2007-09-18

Around 1000 participants witnessed one of the most large-scale and significant events in the world mobile industry held in Helsinki (Finland) and St. Petersburg (Russia) on September 10-12. Mobile music, mobile marketing and social media became the major topics for discussion at Mobile Monday Global Summit 2007. The participants had a chance to listen to the numerous speakers, visit seminars, press-conferences, hi-tech exhibitions as well as meet Mobile Monday local Chapter representatives.

Nokia to acquire Enpocket to create a global mobile advertising leader

2007-09-17

Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Enpocket today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Nokia to acquire Enpocket (www.enpocket.com). Enpocket is a global leader in mobile advertising; providing technology and services that allow brands to plan, create, execute, measure and optimize mobile advertising campaigns around the world. By acquiring Enpocket, Nokia will accelerate the scaling of its mobile advertising business, leveraging Enpocket's platform and strong partnerships with advertisers, publishers and operators. In addition to key assets, through this transaction Nokia is gaining a team with strong expertise in global mobile advertising across disciplines.

Nearly 95 Million 'Ultra-Mobile Devices' to Ship by 2012

2007-09-14

A whole new class of 'always-on' Internet-connected products, collectively termed 'Ultra-Mobile Devices' (UMDs), will become popular over the next five years, according to a new report from ABI Research. By appealing to a wide range of buyers they will reach shipments of nearly 95 million units by 2012, and should prove extremely profitable for their makers.

True Move, Thailand�s Leading Converged Solutions Operator, Launches �TrueLife Mobile Search� with Mobile Content Networks

2007-09-06

Bangkok, Thailand and Mountain View, CA—September 4, 2007—Mobile Content Networks (MCN) a leading global provider of mobile search and search management solutions, together with TrueMove, Thailand’s leading nationwide converged services operator announced the commercial launch of TrueLife Mobile Search powered by MCN’s MobileSearch.net search management platform.

Mobile Content Networks Acquires Caboodle Networks

2007-09-06

Will Add Powerful Semantic Web Recommendation Engine to its MobileSearch.net™ Federated Search Management Platform

Mountain View, CA—September 5, 2007 – Mobile Content Networks Inc. (MCN), a leading global provider of mobile search solutions, today announced the acquisition of the assets of Caboodle Networks Inc., the pioneering developer of the world’s first multimedia, multi-service semantic recommendation platform. Terms of the agreement between the two privately held firms were not disclosed.

Nokia opens a music store

2007-09-03

Nokia Music Store, a part of the new Ovi portal by Nokia, was launched last week in London. The top brass of Nokia participated in the media happening around the new mobile content portal.

MobileMonday and GSMA open operator doors for start-ups

2007-08-29

MobileMonday, the global community of over 70,000 mobile industry visionaries and developers, and the GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile phone operators, have entered into a strategic partnership to stimulate, accelerate and showcase innovation in the mobile sector.

Mobile Monday Global Summit 2007 � the event that can't be missed

2007-08-10

Mobile industry leaders from over 30 countries will gather in Helsinki, Finland, and St. Petersburg, Russia, at MobileMonday Global Summit 2007, one of the most significant worldwide industry events. The three-day event taking place in Helsinki on September 10 will continue in St. Petersburg on September 11-12 and gather over over 1500 participants.

15 years of the SMSC ... and still going strong!

2007-07-30

The power behind text messaging continues to play a crucial role in mobile evolution

The mobile phone industry is celebrating the 15th birthday of the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), the principal application behind text messaging first brought to market by Acision in 1992. The first ever SMSC was introduced as a product designed primarily to deal with the demands and improve reliability of a developing mobile industry, and in that year the first of many deals was signed with Telenor, one of Europe’s leading network operators.

Mobile Monday Community: climb up the ladder towards success and professionalism

2007-07-26

The Ukrainian Chapter of international community of mobile industry professionals Mobile Monday announces the start of long-term cooperation with IT-specialized consulting agency LestniZZa. The cooperation promises to become a vivid example of effective mutual activity that will help the leading employers in advanced search of employees throughout Ukraine, and applicants – in search of job opportunities.