Tag Archives: On Device Portal

An Industry at the Crossroads: Mobile World Congress 2008 Summary

Overall My impression of MWC (Mobile World Congress, nee 3GSM) is it was quieter than last year, less hype and less people; however, the organizers claim attendance was up 3000, perhaps they were all the pick-pockets?  I think the industry is at a crossroad, in my discussions with operators internet access is the product that’s […]

Findings from SDP Asia 2007

SDP Asia was held in Singapore 26th-29th November 2007.  It’s the 2nd such event Informa has run, and presented a chance to test out some of the ideas I’ve been developing within the US and European markets around the Application Network Interface and its role within the SDP (Service Delivery Platform).  SDP is a broad […]

Is the On Device Portal (ODP) Evolving to Rich Mobile Applications (RMA)?

The term ‘on-device portal’ (ODP) describes ‘thin client’ software that provides a graphical user interface to improve the presentation of content on mobile devices,  addressing the ‘3 Ls:’ Latency, Look-and-feel, and Lack of availability (not always connected). The ODP market remains nascent.  However, we’ve seen this year some significant steps forward with the selection of […]