Davos Annual Meeting 2008 - The Future of Mobile Technology

http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 25.01.2008
The Future of Mobile Technology
The convergence of communication, GPS technology and payment systems in one device, the mobile phone, is dramatically reshaping the consumer landscape.

How will this convergence of services and technologies affect advertising, content delivery and access to consumer data in markets around the world?

Kim Shin-Bae, President and Chief Executive Officer, SK Telecom, Republic of Korea
Kevin J. Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, USA; Young Global Leader
Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA
Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Corporation, Japan
Wang Jianzhou, Chairman and Chief Executive, China Mobile Communications Corporation, People's Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008
Jeff Zucker, President and Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal, USA

Moderator
David Kirkpatrick, Senior Editor, Internet and Technology, Fortune Magazine, USA

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[gtmsd92130]

Unfortunately this commentary neglects to address the issue that nearly 70% of the world CANNOT afford data-enabled phones let alone the cost of data. Simply put, mobile phones do two things - voice and text regardless of being GSM, CDMA or even AMPS. Internet access, video, email...are all dreams of those that inspire to ignore those that have much less. Wake up you techies, most people in China or India (totaling nearly 3B people can't afford nor care about downloads or ringtones.

[caprisong]

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[Ikoris]

Not yet, but they didn't even want cell phones not that long ago. Give technology enough time and it will engulf the entire planet.

[xuzhifeng]

N97 is not worth having ....the Symbian system is for the nookie.You should have Such like the HTC which is based on the Windows Mobile system..I have Both HTC　ｈｄ　ａｎｄ　Ｅ９０．Ｉ

[myjunno]

i m  not clear for question at 1:05

[LASITHEX]

N97 , i wannn it!!

[leaghaire]

I agree!! :^)

[gugugagababy]

my class and my switch class have mobile devices and we r only in 5th grade and we use them to do r work at school and incourge u to get a slide or flip phone if u dont have one.

[njofie]

In Africa the mobile phone IS the computer!!

[aznmaplemaster]

he's one of the guy who says "um" a lot