Connecting the World
Reflections on the Past and Future of the Mobile Industry The mobile world sometimes makes me stop and think. There’s no doubt we find ourselves in an amazing industry. It’s…
Don’t Blame the Messenger
Calls to shut down BBM are misguided I’ve just read a report in which one of our holidaying MPs has called for the temporary suspension of BlackBerry Messenger to calm…
Stephen Elop’s Brave Leap into the Dark
I see that Stephen Elop’s memo to Nokia employees about the current state of the company has been leaked. The 1,200-word message compares Nokia to a man on a burning…
East Does Meet West
Last week two important conferences were held on opposite sides of the globe. In London, the Financial Times held the FT World Telecoms Conference; in Hong Kong, the GSM Association…
Demons over the Decades
I recently attended a very interesting debate about whether Google or Rupert Murdoch had more influence in the UK today. Speakers also considered who would have more influence in ten…
The Price of Investment
As I watched the news reports coming out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and listened to all the announcements, I waited for this global collection of brains…