Comments on: UK 2.0 – Why the UK can become the global hub for mobile http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:55:00 +0100 hourly 1 By: UK to Win Gold in Mobile 2.0 « London Strategy’s Weblog http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-154230 UK to Win Gold in Mobile 2.0 « London Strategy’s Weblog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:55 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-154230 [...] A number of factors favour the UK becoming the global hub for mobile 2.0 developments: [...] [...] A number of factors favour the UK becoming the global hub for mobile 2.0 developments: [...]

]]> By: james (mjelly) http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-152164 james (mjelly) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:17:08 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-152164 Yeah thanks Ben - mymart is great - mobile are auctions massive in Japan so it's an exciting space. Mobile affiliate networks are also an interesting m commerce area. Yeah thanks Ben – mymart is great – mobile are auctions massive in Japan so it’s an exciting space. Mobile affiliate networks are also an interesting m commerce area.

]]> By: Ben Godfrey http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-152143 Ben Godfrey Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:59:48 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-152143 At Retail Events Mobile Retailing 2008 event Aaron Rattue of GfK Telecoms talked a little bit about some of the reasons the UK is a strong opportunity for mobile commerce. We have the highest take up of e-commerce in Europe and we have a good response to new technologies, the example used being the Oyster Card. This is m-commerce, not mobile as a whole, but an interesting perspective. His presentation is downloadable from the <a href="http://www.retailevents.co.uk/MobileRetailing08/agenda.htm" rel="nofollow">Mobile Retailing 2008 agenda page</a>. London does have some great mobile startups (I'd like to add <a href="http://www.mymart.com/" rel="nofollow">MyMart</a> in Camden to the list :-). Google's building of a mobile development resource shouldn't be underestimated. Aren't we all playing catchup with Tokyo and Seoul though? At Retail Events Mobile Retailing 2008 event Aaron Rattue of GfK Telecoms talked a little bit about some of the reasons the UK is a strong opportunity for mobile commerce. We have the highest take up of e-commerce in Europe and we have a good response to new technologies, the example used being the Oyster Card. This is m-commerce, not mobile as a whole, but an interesting perspective.

His presentation is downloadable from the Mobile Retailing 2008 agenda page.

London does have some great mobile startups (I’d like to add MyMart in Camden to the list :-) . Google’s building of a mobile development resource shouldn’t be underestimated. Aren’t we all playing catchup with Tokyo and Seoul though?

]]> By: james (mjelly) http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-152105 james (mjelly) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:27:18 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-152105 Yeah Christophe - i really rate igloo.mobi/ texomobile but not really aware of any other French mobile startups apart from goojet which are really international? Yeah Christophe – i really rate igloo.mobi/ texomobile but not really aware of any other French mobile startups apart from goojet which are really international?

]]> By: christophe http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151816 christophe Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:05:57 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-151816 I agree but not including with France The French mobile start-ups are also many and with much more advance than most :) with a dominant in the NFC, the mobile tv,user generated content, mobile vidéo Christophe I agree but not including with France

The French mobile start-ups are also many and with much more advance than most :)

with a dominant in the NFC, the mobile tv,user generated content, mobile vidéo

Christophe

]]> By: james (mjelly) http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151583 james (mjelly) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:41:41 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-151583 I'd tend to agree with you, but if government and other agencies do have money to spend and decisions to be made, I'd suggest it might be better focused on mobile, not web. Thx for your comments! I’d tend to agree with you, but if government and other agencies do have money to spend and decisions to be made, I’d suggest it might be better focused on mobile, not web. Thx for your comments!

]]> By: Wille http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151569 Wille Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:17:09 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-151569 Well, I tend to think that the best way of creating "clusters" (or a good business environment) is for government to get out of the way. :) Case in point: London rose past NY as a financial center after Sarbanne Oxley ("government got in the way"). "Markets are always wrong short term, right long term" - they're a bit bipolar, but I think if opportunities do exist, people will grasp at them. I work as an independent consultant/contractor in the London area, and I've noticed an increase in people looking for things like people who know iphone development. Well, I tend to think that the best way of creating “clusters” (or a good business environment) is for government to get out of the way. :)

Case in point: London rose past NY as a financial center after Sarbanne Oxley (”government got in the way”).

“Markets are always wrong short term, right long term” – they’re a bit bipolar, but I think if opportunities do exist, people will grasp at them.
I work as an independent consultant/contractor in the London area, and I’ve noticed an increase in people looking for things like people who know iphone development.

]]> By: james (mjelly) http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151340 james (mjelly) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:32:17 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-151340 Wille - good point although central decisions to play a role. A lot of the work Michael Porter at Harvard Business School now does is around advising governments on how to encourage and develop clusters which implies that laissez faire might not be the best approach. Also, in the short-term markets are influenced by sentiment - the whole web 2.0 mini boom in London may be blinding individual economic actors (investors, entrepreneurs) to the opportunity in mobile? Wille – good point although central decisions to play a role. A lot of the work Michael Porter at Harvard Business School now does is around advising governments on how to encourage and develop clusters which implies that laissez faire might not be the best approach. Also, in the short-term markets are influenced by sentiment – the whole web 2.0 mini boom in London may be blinding individual economic actors (investors, entrepreneurs) to the opportunity in mobile?

]]> By: Wille http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151327 Wille Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:46:05 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-151327 <i>So it seems that London and the wider UK have a fantastic opportunity to become the dominant hub for mobile 2.0 startups and services. This raises the question, should investment and activity be focused on new mobile services, where the UK has a greater comparative advantage, rather than on the generic “Web 2.0″ arena?</i> That statement implies a centralized "command-and-control" approach to the issue. The fact is, IF london and the UK has a comparative advantage in the area, the investment focus will emerge out of the market. So it seems that London and the wider UK have a fantastic opportunity to become the dominant hub for mobile 2.0 startups and services. This raises the question, should investment and activity be focused on new mobile services, where the UK has a greater comparative advantage, rather than on the generic “Web 2.0″ arena?

That statement implies a centralized “command-and-control” approach to the issue.

The fact is, IF london and the UK has a comparative advantage in the area, the investment focus will emerge out of the market.

]]> By: The UK - a future global hub for mobile? | The Official Blog of LG http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/why-the-uk-can-become-the-global-hub-for-mobile-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151305 The UK - a future global hub for mobile? | The Official Blog of LG Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:28:16 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1481#comment-151305 [...] an interesting post today over at Techcrunch entitled “Why the UK can become the global hub for mobile“, talking about the UK’s potential for becoming a mobile technology pioneer - thanks to [...] [...] an interesting post today over at Techcrunch entitled “Why the UK can become the global hub for mobile“, talking about the UK’s potential for becoming a mobile technology pioneer – thanks to [...]

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