http://www.chetansharma.com/blog Tracking the AORTA evolution Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:40:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Couple of Cameo appearances: MSNBC – Talking LTE along with the CTOs of the top 4 US operators CNBC – Talked to Jon Fortt about Family Data Plans – They are coming http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2012/01/25/lte-and-family-data-plans/ CES 2012 Impressions The Grand Slam of electronic gadgets brought back the faithful to the sin city of Las Vegas to indulge in the future of electronics, gadgets, and consumer behavior. This note summarizes my observations from the CES show. Pass the baton – CES is turning into ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2012/01/16/ces-2012-impressions/ 2012 Mobile Industry Predictions Survey http://www.chetansharma.com/MobilePredictions2012.htm Download PDF   First things first. From all of us at Chetan Sharma Consulting, we wish you and yours a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2012. My thanks to all who participated in our 2012 Mobile ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2012/01/03/2012-mobile-industry-predictions-survey/ We held our 8th Mobile Breakfast Series event earlier today. As is the tradition, we delved into discussing the trends and opportunities for the coming year. As usual it was a sold out crowd with terrific panelists representing different parts of the value chain.   ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/12/15/mobile-breakfast-series-mobile-2012-trends-and-opportunities/ It is that time of the year. Each year in Dec we ask our community to opine on the top trends of the following year and results are much better than one person looking through the crystal ball. Check out 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 predictions. Let us know ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/12/12/2012-mobile-industry-predictions/     http://www.chetansharma.com/usmobileupdateQ32011.htm Download PDF Summary The US mobile market continued its blistering pace of growth and ecosystem restructuring. While China and India lay claim to the fastest growing markets on the planet, the many of the meaningful and impactful trends are originating out of ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/12/12/us-wireless-data-market-update-q3-2011/ Just wanted to do a quick update on the speakers for the last Mobile Breakfast Series event of 2011. We are delighted to welcome Jay Emmet, GM, OpenMarket, Laura Marriott, CEO, Neomedia and Brian Fling, CEO, pinchZoom to the panel. It is going to be a full-house so please register ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/11/16/mobile-breakfast-series-mobile-trends-for-2012/ 2011 has been an incredible year in the mobile industry. The progress we have made has been staggering. There have been several industry shaping events throughout the year most notably the passing of the godfather of the digital age – Steve Jobs. While the economy is shaking other industries in ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/10/26/announcing-mobile-breakfast-series-dec-14th-whats-in-store-for-mobile-2012/ I am looking forward to the two discussions on Tue at Washington’s annual Technology Conference MOBILE FIRESIDE CHAT Global mobility now translates to an $800 billion a year industry and the opportunities are everywhere. Connected devices led by smartphones and tablets application stores featuring hundreds of ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/10/07/wtia-mobile-discussions/ You changed the world. May you RIP. http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/10/05/rip-steve-jobs/ As has become the tradition, we published our Mobile Future Forward Book for 2011. Some of MFF speakers have put their thoughts and ideas on paper that has resulted in this book. We are very grateful to the authors who carved out time from their busy ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/10/03/mobile-future-forward-2011-book/ http://www.chetansharma.com/connecteddevices.htm Paper is sponsored by Synchronoss Technologies Mobile industry is the most dynamic global industry today. The connected mobile universe touches more than 4.5 billion consumers on the planet and these devices have effectively become an integral part of our daily lives. The pace of ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/09/06/new-paper-managing-growth-and-profits-of-connected-devices/ Had a chance to talk to Bloomberg Businessweek about the evolving landscape of Mobile Commerce and Payments. We have a stellar panel at Mobile Future Forward to discuss the nitty-gritty. Peter Ewens, Chief Strategy Officer at T-Mobile USA will be there to address ISIS and how operators see the opportunity. ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/29/bloomberg-isis-to-invest-100m/ Mobile Commerce is on top of minds of many executives so have assembled a stellar panel to discuss the future of commerce, payments, retail, consumer behavior – it is going to be terrific http://www.mobilefutureforward.com/agenda.html Mobile Commerce & Payments Mobile is fundamentally reshaping how ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/26/mobile-future-forward-mobile-commerce-and-payments/ At the Intersection of Social, Location, Gaming, and Monetization The worlds of social, location, gaming, and commerce are colliding to create enormous opportunities that impact devices, software, applications, services, cloud, interface design, advertising, monetization, and consumer expectations. How are entrepreneurs taking advantage of the social and interest ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/23/mobile-future-forward-panel-sologamo/     http://www.chetansharma.com/usmarketupdateq22011.htm Download PDF (32 pages, 2 MB) US Mobile Data Market Update Q1 2011 Summary If Confucius was alive, he would have said, “We live in interesting times.” 2011 is proving to be the blockbuster deal year. After Microsoft/Nokia, AT&T/T-Mobile, ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/18/us-wireless-market-update-q2-2011/ Had a chance to talk to NYTimes about mobile data growth and consumption   As Networks Speed Up, Data Hits a Wall By JENNA WORTHAM The newest smartphones are intended to run on speedy 4G networks that allow people to effortlessly stream music, watch Netflix movies ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/15/ny-times-as-networks-speed-up-data-hits-a-wall/ Steve has been leading Qualcomm for many years so we are really delighted to have him as our 2011 keynote speaker. http://www.mobilefutureforward.com/agenda.html   Keynote - Steve Mollenkopf, EVP and Group President, Qualcomm Recent studies estimate there will be ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/12/mobile-future-forward-keynote/ As regular readers know, I am big fan of data that helps inform the industry. Mobile Advertising has been near and dear to me for a long time. Millennial Media produces great industry reports that give a good pulse of what’s happening and where things are headed. Earlier today, they ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/12/mobile-advertising-through-the-eyes-of-millennial-media/ Greetings Everyone! Hope you are having a great summer. We are only 4 weeks away from the 2nd Mobile Future Forward Executive Summit so I thought I will provide an update to the agenda and the speakers. We have an incredible line-up of speakers, thinkers and doers. The ... http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2011/08/11/mobile-future-forward-agenda-update/