Need a good summary of the mobile world?

I mentioned earlier, that I heard two talks from d.Construct 2005. The second one was from Tom Hume.

Tom delivers a great overview of the state of the mobile industry (see the a quote from his slides, below). It’s a great sumary and commentary and he makes a good link to the Web world. He also has a bunch of common sense advice, especially on how to get into the mobile world.

I will recommend this talk to anyone wanting to get an idea of what the mobile industry is all about and what it means. It’s a good first lesson.

Listen to it. And tell Tom you loved it. 🙂

Here’s a quote from his first slide. It came out with a bang and set the stage for the rest of his talk. It should be part of our Mobile Lifestyle Manifesto:

There are twice as many mobile phones, than there are internet users of any kind. There are three times as many mobile phones than there are personal computers. There are more mobile phones than credit cards, more mobile phones than automobiles, more mobile phones than TV sets, and more mobile phones than fixed/wireline phones… 30% of the global population carries a mobile phone… Over 30 countries have achieved over 100% cellphone penetration rates… In markets such as Finland, Italy and Hong Kong the typical first-time cellphone customer is under the age of 10. It is the only digital gadget carried by every economically viable person on the planet. Younger people have stopped using wristwatches and rely only upon the mobile phone for time. It is the only universal device, and the device of the Century…