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- 2. Introductions
• Michel Combes, CEO Vodafone Europe &
Chairman, WAC
• Peters Suh, CEO, WAC
• Randall Stephenson, Chairman, CEO &
President, AT&T
• Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson
• Jean-Philippe Vanot, Deputy CEO, France
Telecom & Deputy Chairman, WAC
• Hyun-Myung Pyo, President Mobile, KT
• JK Shin, President Mobile, Samsung
• Julio Linares, COO, Telefónica
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- 4. The Data Revolution
In 2010: However tomorrow:
Global install base of smartphones grew by 44% yoy Customer choice
~5.2bn apps were downloaded generating €1.1bn in revenue may be challenged
“Does this “My friend wants
phone support to video call, but
Angry Birds?” I don’t have the
same phone?”
Content availability Successful operating
is driving systems are driving
operating system distribution of new communications
choice services
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- 6. Progress in Year One….
WAC announced WAC merges with WAC publishes WAC launches
at Mobile World JIL and appoints initial developer commercial service at
Congress Board & CEO specifications Mobile World Congress
Membership is now at 68 companies
WAC is hitting its committed timescales and demonstrating that
cross-operator initiatives can be successful!
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- 7. WAC Commercial Launch
Connected to the 5 Supporting Device Thousands of
WAC platform OEMs Applications
Ericsson is launching a white label store
Launch operators total customer base is 1.6 billion subscribers
A further 8 operators are expected to launch during 2011
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- 8. WAC Release Schedule
1.0 2.0 3.0
• Basis for WAC • Released February • Scheduled September
commercial launch 2011 2011
• HTML 4 web • HTML 5 web apps • HTML 5 + Network APIs
applications with rich multi-media • Building on the WAC
• Access to wide set capabilities 2.0 base
of mobile specific • Increased set of • Addition of important
functionality mobile specific network API
including functionality capabilities such as
accelerometers, including file in-app billing and
camera & address system, calendar identity /authentication
book and orientation
• Improved security
& privacy
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- 11. WAC Future Plans
WAC Today WAC Future Common
Ts&Cs
Content
WAC Runtime Everywhere
Billing Authentication
Interoperable
Voice & Text Comms
Communications
Services
Browser (HTML 4.0) Browser (HTML 5.0)
Operating Systems OS & Product Operating Systems
Competition
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- 12. Key Events at Mobile World Congress
Applications Developer Conference
• Engagement with developers and
partners
• Monday February 14, 1PM – 5PM
• App Planet, Hall 7, Auditorium 1
• Reaching 500 developers live and
thousands on web replay
WAC Pavilion
• Week-long engagement
with the community
• Monday February 14 to
Thursday February 17 Image of pavillion
• App Planet, Hall 7, Booth
7C82
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- 13. Q&A
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