...Plenty of partnerships were also struck, with cooperation seen as the surest route to making the most of vertical-specific opportunities in emerging areas such as, for example, machine-to-machine.

Just ahead of the February event, Nokia and Microsoft announced a landmark tie-up in smartphones, as competition increases in mobile operating systems. At the same time, device form factors are evolving and new tablets were the talk of the town. Mobile money proved another hot topic at MWC this year, with the focus shifting from money transfer in emerging markets to the prospects for near field communication (NFC) payment solutions. Plenty of partnerships were also struck, with cooperation seen as the surest route to making the most of vertical-specific opportunities in emerging areas such as, for example, machine-to-machine. While the traffic burden of mobile data is still top of mind, optimism is growing around the added value represented by video over mobile networks.
Заранее спасибо